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<p><b>Clumping</b> is a behavior in an <a href="page.php?w=organism">organism</a>, usually <a href="page.php?w=Sessility_%28motility%29">sessile</a>, in which individuals of a particular species group close to one another for beneficial purposes. Clumping can be caused by the abiotic environment surrounding an organism. <a href="page.php?w=Barnacles">Barnacles</a>, for example, group together on rocks that are exposed for the least amount of time during the low tide. Usually, clumping in sessile animals starts when one organism binds to a hard substrate,</p><p>
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