Amazing Sea Anemones

November 25th, 2008

Giant Green AnemonesSea Anemones are beautiful creatures, whose delicate tentacles in shades of green, pink, red, orange or white resemble strange underwater flowers. Though they appear innocently flower-like, these beauties are predatory and carnivorous, and consume small fishes, crustaceans, and other prey. Touch the tentacles of the sea anemone, and you will feel the sticky grip that grabs and paralyzes unwary prey. Fortunately, humans aren’t usually affected by the toxic sting of the tentacles, so tentacle touching is a fairly safe game. Continue reading »

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