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 () to more than five feet () in diameter Diet: fish, plankton, and other marine animals Lifespan: some have been recorded up to 80 years in captivity ✨ Animal Fact Files Patreon Supporters get early access to videos, get their video requests moved to the top of our request list, and more! ✨ 👉 You can learn more on: Twitter - Facebook - --- Image and Video Credits: Timothy Denehy Photography - FrantoDiving - John Stevenson - @N02/49489748543/in/photolist-2ipeU3B-hLAYwc-nA1hgK-vyrTnA-8Ym42y seawildearth - ; Don Whitaker - ; Living Oceans Society - 20k films - Wade Powell - Nudibranch Marine Discovery Productions (Peter van Rodijnen); Stichting Natuurbeelden - Research Credits: