Our seas are full of beautiful creatures like these brightly coloured
jewel anemones,
sunset cup coral and
jellyfish.
All these animals catch food in their stinging tentacles.
Sea slugs
- bet you’ve never seen beautiful slugs like this in your garden! Did you know that sea slugs can steal an anemone’s sting? The
slugs
eat the
anemone
in such a way that they don’t get stung – and then store the stinging cells in their own bodies to use against
predatorsNot sure of this word? Find it in the word list!
These
flame shells
build nests out of gravel and have acid-filled tentacles so they don’t get eaten!
You can see why this spectacular animal is called a
fireworks anemone! It lives in deep, sheltered, muddy places.
These
blue-rayed limpets
live only on
kelp
(a kind of seaweed) and are no bigger than your little finger nail!