SEA ANEMONE
Sea anemones are named after the anemone flower of which they vaguely resemble. They are predators. The plume at the top consists of tentacles that are used t...
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Sea anemones are named after the anemone flower of which they vaguely resemble. They are predators. The plume at the top consists of tentacles that are used to ensnare mostly tiny organisms but sometimes critters about half their size. They numb or kill their prey with the aid of dart like poison sacs distributed throughout their tenticles. Unlike plants that can't move about at their base sea anemones are able to creep about. Their movement is so slow, however, it requires time lapse photography to document it.
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lindaarcher
December 07, 2020
Truly fascinating! Beautiful and detailed. How far down in the water is this? Or can you also find them on land. I was born In Alaska. I kinda wish we had stayed longer. Great photo!
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Paul_Joslin
December 07, 2020
Thank you Linda. Sea anemones remind me of flowers, albeit that they can move about. Flowers are a subject that you have beautifully covered in your ViewBug gallery. I photographed this anemone in the display aquarium at the Alaska Sealife Center in Seward.
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