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Actinodendron plumosum Serena Pata, Lembeh. Actinodendron plumosum,Geotagged,Hell's Fire Anemone,Indonesia,Spring Click/tap to enlarge

Actinodendron plumosum

Serena Pata, Lembeh.

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    Crazy amount of detail! Posted 6 years ago
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      They look like a plant until you dare to touch them! Posted 6 years ago

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The Hell's Fire Anemone

Known as garaban in Philippines, the Hell's Fire Anemone Actinodendron plumosum looks more like a coral, but is actually a burrowing anemone. They bury their foot and body in the sand with only their oral disc and tentacles emerging. When disturbed they can retract their entire body into the sand and be virtually invisible. The Hell's Fire Anemone is one of the 'stinging sea anemones' in the Actinodendronidae family.

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The garaban, or hell’s fire sea anemone (Actinodendron.. more

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Similar species: Sea Anemones
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Uploaded Nov 27, 2018. Captured May 24, 2018 06:03 in Unnamed Road, Tandurusa, Aertembaga, Kota Bitung, Sulawesi Utara, Indonesia.
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  • TG-5
  • f/2.8
  • 1/160s
  • ISO100
  • 4.5mm

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