The pom-pom crab is a crab that holds a small sea anemone in each of its left and right claws. When an enemy approaches, it ...

Discover the symbiotic relationship between these beautiful, venomous animals and the clownfish that often dwell within their tentacles.

Beneath the waves off Japan’s Pacific coast, scientists have uncovered a mesmerising discovery; a delicate, pale pink sea anemone that builds homes for hermit crabs. Named Paracalliactis tsukisome, ...

Paracalliactis tsukisome, pale pink and soft-bodied, builds rigid, shell-like structures that hermit crabs use for protection—turning a passive invertebrate into an underwater architect. Uncovered ...

On the reefs surrounding French Polynesia, a new species was discovered living inside the magnificent sea anemone. Getty Images/iStock Photo On reefs scattered across the western Pacific Ocean, large ...

The anemone is part of a new species, genus and family, according to the study. Photo by Yanghong Yu via Unsplash A “strange” creature recorded in the deep waters off the coast of Japan represents an ...

A new study reveals crucial insights into animal defense mechanisms and tradeoffs. The surprising discovery of a native anemone population lacking the Nv1 neurotoxin led to an investigation into its ...

Did you think that sea anemone venom was only for protecting themselves?Last time, I was surprised to learn that sea anemones are animals, not plants, and that their mouth and anus are the same hole, ...

Floating outside the salt marsh silt it usually nestles in, the starlet sea anemone (Nematostella vectensis) looks a little bit like a miniature squid or those alien heptapods from Arrival (2016).