The stinging tentacles of an anemone that catches microscopic particles and zoo plankton in the water


Sea Anemone and other anthozoans feed using microscopic stinging tentacles that gather microscopic organisms out of the surrounding seawater


Size: 3333px × 5000px
Location: Sea Life Cente Scarborough North Yorkshire UK.
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves; Agfa Awards Winner / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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