The researchers are also uncertain if the bird was even alive
when the anemone grabbed it, but from the state of decomposition they estimate it was dead for two days before finding it.
The acid test will come next summer,
when Anemone and Conroy plan to visit previously unexplored sites that the model predicts could be rich in fossils.
Not exact matches
Sometimes the immune system overreacts dangerously, as Richet and Protier discovered
when the second dose of
anemone allergen killed the dogs they were experimenting on.
Later on,
when the sea
anemones grow big and become predators themselves, their venom adapts to their new lifestyle by producing a different kind of toxin, one best suited to catch small fish and shrimp.
They were using a camera attached to a remote - controlled drill to explore the underside of the Ross Ice Shelf
when they discovered large numbers of the white
anemones, which they christened Edwardsiella andrillae, burrowed inside the ice shelf with only their tentacles dangling into the water.
In his lab, Liu had observed that
when sea
anemones were forcefully pried loose from the aquarium's glass, they would creep across the tank's sandy bottom until they encountered another hard, flat surface.
Visit the Old Point Loma Lighthouse and discover some of the best tide pooling in San Diego,
when low tide reveals flowery
anemones, crabs, mollusks and a myriad of other sea creatures inhabiting the reef.
Formed in craggy shoreline niches
when the tide recedes, they team with alien - seeming life — bright sea stars, vibrant quivering
anemones, exotic mottled sea urchins.
I didn't know
when they open up they look like
anemones.
When we worked with Afloral.com last fall to create a simple burlap and
anemone flower wreath, we were so impressed with the quality and huge selection of their products that we were determined to partner with them again.
We were so pleased with the
anemone flowers
when we received them... they are so soft and lovely!