Sea Anemone is a painting by Dianna Lewis which was uploaded on July 30th, 2014.
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Title
Sea Anemone
Artist
Dianna Lewis
Medium
Painting - Oil On Canvas
Description
Translucent sea anemone on black background
Facts;...
The sea anemone ( uh-nem--uh-nee),is named after the equally flashy terrestrial anemone flower.
They spend most of their time attached to rocks or coral on the sea bottom, waiting for fish to pass close enough to get ensnared in their venom filled tentacles.
The tentacles are triggered by the slightest touch, filling a harpoon like filament into their victim and injecting a paralyzing neurotoxin. The prey is then guilded into the mouth by their tentacles.
There are more than 1,000 species of sea anemone found throughout the worlds oceans at various depths. The largest and most varied are found in tropical waters.
They can be as small a 1/2 an inch or as large as 6ft. across.
Some anemones like their coral cousins establish symbiotic relationships with green algae.
In exchange for providing the algae with safe harbor and exposure to sunlight, the anemone receives oxygen and sugar, the big products of the algae photosynthesis.
They also form another, more famous symbiotic alliance with clownfish which are protected by a mucus layer that makes them immune to the anemone's sting.
Clownfish live within the anemones tentacles, getting their protection from predators while the anemone snacks on the scaps left by the cownfish's meals.
Uploaded
July 30th, 2014
