They are called "Anemones" and "Marine invertebrates", but we simply call them sea flowers 🙂
A happy international Peace Day to all Hivers and your families!
Today we will show you some rockpool gardens, as we unexpectedly were granted this explorations gift when we passed by on the beach road. The sea had pulled back almost to the horizon, exposing acres of underwater rocks.
So, let's go and see what we found!
This entire area is hardly ever seen as one cannot stand there during the normal tides. But today for some reason, the tide has pulled even further back!
A while ago, this rock above was on the seabed beyond the waves!
Look at this! If you touch it then it immediately grabs and closes thinking that it is food!
It could be the "Actinia tenebrosa", as they live along the Atlantic ocean coasts which we have here!
The round red flower here looked like a little red round cake!
A closer look shows us the anemones beauty.
Finally I just had to show you this! The snail had finished his artwork on the rock and I saw it lifting up in the water presumably to go and paint on another rock 🤣
Here is some more information on the Anemones:
"Anemones are simple animals that look like delicate flowers. But these “flowers” can move and catch prey.
Anemones have poisonous barbs in their tentacles that fire on contact, injecting poison into their prey.
To protect themselves, anemones secrete a special slime that prevents the stinging cells on one tentacle from firing when they come into contact with other tentacles or with the anemone’s body".
https://www.aquarium.co.za/species/entry/anemones
See also:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_anemone
And That's All Friends!
I decided to show you that the sea also gifts you with flowers on this Peace day and we certainly wish every person on Hive only the very best in all of your endeavors and also in your lives!
Before I go, I leave you with this;
“ Inner peace is the new success. Health is the new wealth. Happiness is the new rich. Kindness is the new cool.” —Syed Balkhi
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