What an exquisite beauty the starlet sea anemone is! 🥹 . Its tiger-striped tentacles shuttle bits of material back and forth, extending and contracting, reaching out to touch a crustacean so the stinging cells can fire and capture its dinner. . They can be quite large by my microscopy standards, but still smaller than your pinky finger. They are used as a model organism in labs around the globe, but in the wild they are listed as threatened and classified as “vulnerable.” Their natural habitat

487K views · 10K reactions | This entire property looked like a painting. I can’t even explain how it feels walking through something this incredible! #nativehabitatproject #blackbeltnativeseeds #conservation #Alabama #Grasslands #blackbeltprairie | Native Habitat Project | Facebook

4.7K views · 184 reactions | 年 Although eastern newts are aquatic as larvae and adults, juveniles (called red efts) live on land! Around 2 to 5 months of age, their lungs, legs and eyelids make them more suited to life on land. As they search for water, they make their homes in leaf litter along the way.  . . . #AmphibianWeek | Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute | Facebook

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The wild just got 176 "newt" residents. This weekend, the Orianne Center For Indigo Conservation released some striped newts with the help of Coastal Plains Institute. These releases play a crucial part in the OCIC's Striped Newt Conservation Program. Good job, team! | Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens