POM- POM Anemone and Sea Spiders

The Pom-Pom Anemone is found in the Monterey Canyon. Down in the canyon you can also find sea spiders. Researcher have found out that sea spiders suck the juices out of sea anemones. Sea spiders are known as pycnogonids which suck the bodily fluids from other animals. Pom-pom anemones are large anemones that roll along the sea floor. While researchers were in the Monterey canyon they came upon sea spiders sucking the juices from the pom-pom anenomes. The anemones survived the attack of the sea spider, which means thats the could be a renewable resource for the sea spiders. Not all anemones are able to survive the attacks of these pycnogonids.

Sources: http://www.mbari.org/news/homepage/2010/seaspiders.html, http://www.montereybayaquarium.org/animal-guide/invertebrates/pom-pom-anemone