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Archive for October 12, 2013

Sea Anemone

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The clownfish and anemone are symbiotically linked. I didn’t realize that the anemone is an animal and it has a significant sting until I began to read about them. Also I’m used to seeing one type of anemone with closely arranged tentacles.

IMG_1582 copy 2And there’s a mouth. Ok I haven’t been paying attention. The longer tentacle and less neat looking anemone is less common. But since I’m looking for it now, I see it more frequently.

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But what I usually see is always worth a photo stop.

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