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Red Beadlet Anemone showing its stinging cells These anemones are territorial, this one in a rock pool within Loch Torridon. They have bright blue beads below their tentacles, which are packed with stinging cells called acrorhagithat. The anemones use these to fight off other anemones to defend their territories. Actinia equina,Beadlet anemone,Loch Torridon,Red Point,Scotland,Wester Ross Click/tap to enlarge PromotedCountry intro

Red Beadlet Anemone showing its stinging cells

These anemones are territorial, this one in a rock pool within Loch Torridon. They have bright blue beads below their tentacles, which are packed with stinging cells called acrorhagithat. The anemones use these to fight off other anemones to defend their territories.

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The Beadlet anemone

The beadlet anemone is a common sea anemone found on rocky shores around all coasts of the British Isles. Its range extends to the rest of Western Europe and the Mediterranean Sea, and along the Atlantic coast of Africa as far south as South Africa.

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Uploaded Aug 23, 2023. Captured Jun 1, 2023 14:52.
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  • Canon EOS 5D Mark III
  • f/10.0
  • 1/395s
  • ISO800
  • 400mm