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Sea Anemone—Or Baby Cthulhu?

blessmycottonsocks

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This weird, multi-tentacled beastie washed up on a beach in Broome WA, in December 2018.

Not 100% positively identified, but thought to be some sort of large sea anemone.

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Sea anemones are remarkably diverse ambush predators, that use neurotoxins to paralyse their prey, which is then dragged towards the central mouth (and anus) by a mass of tentacles. They vary in size from a couple of inches to over 6 feet in diameter.

https://www.express.co.uk/news/worl...gy-unusual-sea-creature-sea-monster-australia
 
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