Sea Anemone facts: flowers of the sea | Animal Fact Files

Sea anemones were named after the terrestrial flowers, anemones, which the invertebrates resemble. Sea anemones may look like underwater flowers, but they are animals and consume mostly other animals in order to provide their bodies with nourishment. Sea anemones are stinging animals like jellyfish and their tentacles release nematocysts in order to stun and paralyze prey. Some animals are immune to these stinging cells like clownfish who may utilize sea anemones as protection from predators.

Scientific Name: Order - Actiniaria
Range: oceans worldwide
Size: less than an inch (2.54cm) to more than five feet (1.5m) in diameter
Diet: fish, plankton, and other marine animals
Lifespan: some have been recorded up to 80 years in captivity

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Animals under the sea are more weird than me sleeping with a gun under my pillow.

[keatonblackman]

Sea Anemones Are A Clownfish Best Friend!

[chillhopify]

should marry Daily Dose OF Internet because of your voice

[ShelbyOnSafari]

I loved seeing the variety of colours and shapes of sea anemones when in Hawaii. Goodness the ones just floating look stunning 🤩 wow 80 year lifespan!? Thanks for another great video guys! Hope you’re both well 💚🤙

[iHeaten]

Drinking Game: take a shot everytime she says "sea anemone"

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Next: Greenland Shark.

At first, I thought Greenland Shark is also a filter-feeder because of its huge size like Whaleshark, Basking, & Megamouth until I read something about this shark eating Polar Bears and Moose.

[cds]

yoo ever since the gulper eel I can't stop thinking about lancet fish can you make a video on them?

[jasanddilareunited]

It is so colourful but it can sting you

[AllieThePrettyGator]

Anemanemanema, I use to no pronounce that word years ago and they are basicly swimless jellyfish

[eliseolopez]

I restore your full classification that consist of all life forms

[RabbitHorse]

A woman's name:
Anne M. Onee,
Anemone

[eliseolopez]

I clean your waters from the chemicals deposited in you i domesticate all predators I free your fish from domestication I give you all fish species in abundance I give you all mammals all dolphins to play with you artificial intelligence belongs to me, i give all humans in all 7 continents submarines designed for your comfort all completely free coral reefs bursting with life full of beautiful colorful fish day will be short when you enter the rest of my GOD