Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A juvenile Red Sea anemonefish, also called a clownfish, looks out from between the bleached tentacles of its symbiotic sea ...

Anemonefish, sometimes called clownfish, have been popular attractions in aquariums ever since Disney's animated film "Finding Nemo" arrived in cinemas in 2003. Living symbiotically with sea anemones ...

A Partnership Built on Poison The sea anemone is a predator. Its tentacles carry nematocysts, microscopic harpoons that fire venom into anything that brushes against them. Most fish die within seconds ...

The clownfish-anemone living arrangement is one of the most widely recognized examples of symbiosis. Researchers have made a breakthrough in understanding how anemonefish can live safely among sea ...

However, by moving with the help of the hermit crab, the sea anemone can encounter more water flow, which brings it more food. This helps the sea anemone stay alive and well-fed. The hermit crab also ...

Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford. Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in ...

A research team observing anemonefish in the field found they engage in interesting feeding behavior with their host sea anemones. Anemonefish, sometimes called clownfish, have been popular ...

Sea anemones distinguish helpful bacteria from harmful invaders without antibodies. Specialized cell structures engulf and ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. A new study, drawing on nighttime underwater photography, documented previously unknown “symbiotic associations” between juvenile fish and larval ...

Anemonefish, sometimes called clownfish, have been popular attractions in aquariums ever since Disney’s animated film Finding Nemo arrived in cinemas in 2003. Living symbiotically with sea anemones ...