Symbiosis | Southern Shelf side missions in Borderlands 2 Borderlands 2 Guide
Last update: 04 April 2019
On this page of the game guide to Borderlands 2 you will find a detailed description of the side mission titled Symbiosis. This is one of the several side missions that you can unlock during the exploration of the Southern Shelf location.
![1) Hammerlock - Symbiosis | Southern Shelf side missions in Borderlands 2 - Southern Shelf - Borderlands 2 Game Guide](/borderlands2/gfx/word/116890984.jpg)
Southern Shelf
1) Hammerlock
2) Passage to Southern Shelf Bay
![2) Passage to Southern Shelf - Symbiosis | Southern Shelf side missions in Borderlands 2 - Southern Shelf - Borderlands 2 Game Guide](/borderlands2/gfx/word/116891000.jpg)
Southern Shelf Bay
2) Passage to Southern Shelf
3) Bridge
4) Bullymong and Midget
![After completing Bad Hair Day and Shielded Favors, you will be able to take on the last mission from Hammerlock [1] in this region - Symbiosis | Southern Shelf side missions in Borderlands 2 - Southern Shelf - Borderlands 2 Game Guide](/borderlands2/gfx/word/116891015.jpg)
After completing Bad Hair Day and Shielded Favors, you will be able to take on the last mission from Hammerlock [1] in this region. Head to the passage to Southern Shelf Bay [2]. After getting there, head towards the bridge [3] and use the lever shown in the above screenshot to activate the bridge. You can also use the ladder to get across the water to the other side.
![On the other side of the bridge you will come across another lever which will open a further passage - Symbiosis | Southern Shelf side missions in Borderlands 2 - Southern Shelf - Borderlands 2 Game Guide](/borderlands2/gfx/word/116891031.jpg)
On the other side of the bridge you will come across another lever which will open a further passage.
![Head through the Bandits camp to the south-east, eliminating all resistance you come across - Symbiosis | Southern Shelf side missions in Borderlands 2 - Southern Shelf - Borderlands 2 Game Guide](/borderlands2/gfx/word/116891046.jpg)
Head through the Bandits camp to the south-east, eliminating all resistance you come across. Eventually you will reach a staircase shown in the above screenshot. Climb up and keep going north-west.
![Eventually you will reach another staircase - Symbiosis | Southern Shelf side missions in Borderlands 2 - Southern Shelf - Borderlands 2 Game Guide](/borderlands2/gfx/word/116891062.jpg)
Eventually you will reach another staircase. Climb them up and you should see the above door [4]. Approach them. They should open and you will see your goal.
![Kill the Bullymong and the Midget riding on it, take the items they drop and return to Hammerlock [1] to end the missions - Symbiosis | Southern Shelf side missions in Borderlands 2 - Southern Shelf - Borderlands 2 Game Guide](/borderlands2/gfx/word/116891078.jpg)
Kill the Bullymong and the Midget riding on it, take the items they drop and return to Hammerlock [1] to end the missions.