Saturday, 9 June 2012

Deepwater Whip Coral, Japan

Photo: A diver exploring a bed of deepwater whip coral off the coast of Japan

What looks like a tangle of gnarled cables is in fact a forest of deepwater whip coral in Suruga Bay. Each strand is studded with feeding polyps that reach tiny tentacles into the currents to grab floating food
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