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Anemone Digesting Lobster

While this may look like a strange sight, this is actually quite normal. One of Anemones' preferred prey are various crustaceans. The tentacles around the perimeter have stinging cells called nematocysts. Anemone use these nematocyst cells to stun curious prey while they bring said prey into their their mouth that leads to a chambered gut where the prey is digested.

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Uploaded on March 4, 2021
Taken on March 1, 2021