Anemones and their relationship to anemone fish
The fascinating story of symbiosis between anemones and anemones and nature's lessons in cooperation.
The relationship between the sister anemone and the anemone is a fascinating example of absolute cooperation in nature.
Symbiosis as an ideal system
The anemone sister hurts with its sting any creature that touches it. But the anemones secrete a protective mucus layer that makes them immune to stings. In return, the sister fish is cleaned and predators are expelled from it.
The Magic of Watching
Seeing the small, colorful anemone fish playing in complete safety in the arms of the anemone's killer sister is a scene in which the diver realizes that nature is smarter and more creative than we can imagine.
Diversity of symbiotic relationships in the sea
The sea is full of symbiotic relationships. The doctor shrimp cleans fish bigger than itself. The spears that accompany the shark to catch its crumbs. Nature invented partnership before humans invented it.
Diver's Lesson
Every creature you see in the sea is part of a network of relationships. Removing or harming it breaks a link in a long, intertwined chain.
The sea is an open book in ecology. Every dive is a new page in it.