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 ...

In the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea and southern Atlantic Ocean, these urchins inhibit shallow waters, tidal pools, rocks along the beach and other rocky areas in the ocean. Black boring sea urchins ...

Using its polyp tentacles, knobby brain corals catch and eat smaller marine organisms that drift by. They also have a special algae—called zooxanthellae– in their tissues that photosynthesize the ...

Striped hermit crabs grow to about 1.25 inches (3.1 centimeters) long. Their legs can grow up to three inches (7.6 centimeters) long! These hermit crabs are opportunistic feeders, meaning they eat ...

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.