A study shows that sea anemones that react more slowly to change can survive a heatwave better than individuals that change their behavior quickly. Even in nature, pride can prevail. A study with ...

Scientists have long sought to understand why sea spiders keep some of their most important organs in their legs.

Sea anemones sometimes eat ... until someone sees the behavior in action—what scientists call “groundtruthing”—Mitchell cautions that other explanations have to be considered.

This article was originally published with the title “ Locomotion and Behavior of Sea-Anemones ” in SA Supplements Vol. 82 No. 2129supp (October 1916), p. 263 doi:10.1038 ...

To look both deeper and faster, Ling Wang, an application engineer in the Prevedel group at EMBL, built a microscope to capture living, developing sea anemone larvae in 3D during its natural behavior.

The tiger anemone’s other distinctive behavior is its ability to turn its throat inside-out — a behavior that has baffled scientists, the study said.

More information: Active provisioning of food to host sea anemones by anemonefish, Scientific Reports (2025). DOI: ...

Anemones are unique sea creatures and captivate their owners with their vivid colors and alien-like behavior. But they are complex creatures and much more than a pretty tank addition.

Anemones belong to the phylum Cnidaria, which includes jellyfish and coral. ... genetics, animal behavior and evolutionary biology, Bronwyn has found a happy home at New Atlas, ...