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August 19, 2010

Expedition Photo of the Day: Mystical Anemone

BY: tmarshall

Climate and Energy

Nope, this isn’t an alien specimen. Related to corals and jellyfish, anemones are predatory creatures who use poisons in their tentacles to capture and immoblize their prey. Anemonefish, or clownfish, are not affected by anemone toxins and find shelter in their tentacles.

This translucent beauty was spotted during Oceana’s research expedition off the coast of Panama City, Florida.

Be sure to check out all our footage from the expedition – photos, videos, blogs – updated every day!

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