These jellyfish have stinging cells in their tentacles that they use to stun their prey and defend themselves from predators. In the Pacific, Indian and Atlantic Ocean, thimble jellies can live at ...

Using its polyp tentacles, black sea rods catch and eat smaller marine organisms that drift by. They also have a special algae—called zooxanthellae– in their tissues that photosynthesize the sun's ...

Using its tentacles, corky sea fingers will catch and eat smaller marine organisms that drift by. Coral also have a special algae—called zooxanthellae– in their tissues that photosynthesize the sun's ...

This anemone secretes a toxin that can be harmful to humans. Using its polyp tentacles, mat anemones will catch and eat smaller marine organisms that drift by. They also have a special algae—called ...

Using its polyp tentacles, encrusting gorgonians will catch and eat smaller marine organisms that drift by. Coral also have a special algae—called zooxanthellae– in their tissues that photosynthesize ...

Using special algae—zooxanthellae– in their tissues, angular sea rods use photosynthesis to convert the sun's rays into energy/food. In the shallow waters of the Caribbean Sea, the angular sea whips ...

Found in grass flats, sandy and rocky bottom habitats, flat claw hermit crabs are common in the Gulf of Mexico. These hermit crabs live in gastropod (single, spiraled shell) shells to protect their ...

Green reef crabs can be found in the western Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea inhabiting coral reef communities and rocky areas. The green reef crab has eight hairy, brown legs and two ...

Royal grammas are small fish with purple and yellow split coloring. They have a small black bar running through their eyes and a black dot at the front of their dorsal fin.

When these snails are ready to spawn, they'll settle themselves on high rocks and begin the external fertilization of released eggs. Shaped like a spiral cone, lightfoot snails can range from orange ...

Using the stinging cells in its tentacles, smooth flower coral will catch smaller marine invertebrates that drift by. Coral also have a special algae—called zooxanthellae– in their tissues that ...

Using the stinging cells in its tentacles, pineapple starlet coral will catch and eat smaller marine organisms drifting by. Coral also have a special algae—called zooxanthellae– in their tissues that ...