Aggregating Anemone

Cool Facts:

- If an enemy attacks the Aggregating anemone they shoot poison darts which causes injury to both anemone.
- They can clone themselves by splitting in half, literally tearing themselves apart.
- When exposed to air their tentacles shrink in size.
- They have sticky bumps on their bodies that collect sand and bits of shells which provide camouflage and prevent them from drying out.
- These anemones live on rocks in tide pools and crevices.
- Each mass is a group of clones which are genetically identical and same sex.
- When sexual reproduction occurs, new combinations of genes and larvae that make new colonies in different areas.

Sources:
www.montereybayaquarium.org/animal-guide/invertebrates/aggregating-anemone