Sea anemones may hold the key to the ancient origins of body symmetry. A study from the University of Vienna shows they use a ...

Sea anemones may look alien, but scientists just found out they're hiding an ancient body 'blueprint' – one that most animals ...

Nat Clarke, lead author of the new study, searches for sea anemones in the tide pools near the Hopkins Marine Station. Photo: Noah Rose. A renowned expert in the biology of sea anemones and other ...

While some artists and designers are inspired by the form and function of nature, others engage with its metaphorical ...

Sea anemones sometimes eat … ants. But why? New research shows how little we know about the diets of some underwater scavengers—and the intricate connections between land and marine food webs.

IN 1904 Dr. J. R. Ashworth and I published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (vol. xxv., p. 1) observations on aged individuals of Sagartia troglodytes then and still in the ...

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Sea anemones, also called flowers of the sea, are stunning creatures that add a spark to any reef tank. Although they look like plants, anemones are animals with unique care requirements.

Intertidal anemones have evolved specialized adaptations to deal with this change, letting them thrive in these extremes, and scientists have just discovered more about one of these adaptations.

The pom pom crabs, also known as Hawaiian boxer crabs, carry tiny sea anemones in each claw and use them to spar with competitors. This anemone species, Triactis producta, is venomous — and the ...