Comments for "Suprising Anemone Defense Mechanism" Video at VideoSift.com

By MarineGunrock

MarineGunrock (http://www.videosift.com/member/MarineGunrock) — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 21:39:32 -0700

Whoa!

By uhohzombies

uhohzombies (http://www.videosift.com/member/uhohzombies) — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 02:57:03 -0700

That's incredible. I've never seen or heard about anything like that before and I've been diving plenty of times.

By timefactor

timefactor (http://www.videosift.com/member/timefactor) — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 08:50:41 -0700

Does anyone know more about this? It doesn't look like an anemone to me, more like a filter-feeding worm or something.

By yoghurt

yoghurt (http://www.videosift.com/member/yoghurt) — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 10:28:59 -0700

Cool! Can't wait to go diving again.

By 10370

10370 (http://www.videosift.com/member/10370) — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 12:42:15 -0700

wow, that was straight out of a cartoon lol

By CrushBug

CrushBug (http://www.videosift.com/member/CrushBug) — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 12:58:57 -0700

No, that is straight outta Aliens!

By youmakekittymad

youmakekittymad (http://www.videosift.com/member/youmakekittymad) — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 17:22:32 -0700

damnit! now i know where the last Acme Portable Hole™ from eBay went! that soggy rat bastard

By 10104

10104 (http://www.videosift.com/member/10104) — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 21:56:52 -0700

zerg have researched Burrow.

By RhesusMonk

RhesusMonk (http://www.videosift.com/member/RhesusMonk) — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 22:04:24 -0700

zerg, lol. That is definitely a worm. No idea about what kind, though.

By bamdrew

bamdrew (http://www.videosift.com/member/bamdrew) — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 23:18:49 -0700

Pretty dramatic; reminds me of touch sensitive nyctinastic plants, but a bit more dramatic when the branches and everything can also be constricted underwater.

some little mimosas here;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9TC-FLUAe4

By arvana

arvana (http://arvana.videosift.com) — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 08:06:50 -0700

WOL!

(whoa out loud)

By Crosswords

Crosswords (http://www.videosift.com/member/Crosswords) — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 11:27:44 -0700

>> ^bamdrew:
Pretty dramatic; reminds me of touch sensitive nyctinastic plants, but a bit more dramatic when the branches and everything can also be constricted underwater.

some little mimosas here;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9TC-FLUAe4

I used to play with plants like that all the time when I was a kid, great fun when you're 4.

By 9453

9453 (http://www.videosift.com/member/9453) — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 12:55:28 -0700

It seems to be something other than an anemone. The branching structure of the fronds would indicate something else. The tentacles of tube-dwelling worms, however, tend to be more radial. Based on the branching structure, I'm guessing these are the tentacles is a variety of sea cucumber. A very large one, however. Are there any marine biologists here on the 'sift?

By Payback

Payback (http://www.videosift.com/member/Payback) — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 15:59:40 -0700

Wow, that's what happens when I try to grow pot...

By FancyL

FancyL (http://www.videosift.com/member/FancyL) — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 05:30:04 -0700

WOL!

By thegrimsleeper

thegrimsleeper (http://www.videosift.com/member/thegrimsleeper) — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 06:58:20 -0700

Can't touch this.

By grinter

grinter (http://www.videosift.com/member/grinter) — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 10:33:54 -0700

Yup, it's a sea cucumber. Order Dendrochirotida
Notice the pentaradial symetry.. that tells you that it's an echinoderm and not a worm.

By jeremy1967

jeremy1967 (http://www.videosift.com/member/jeremy1967) — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 10:56:42 -0700

^ Well, duh.

By 8266

8266 (http://www.videosift.com/member/8266) — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 16:29:34 -0700

That reminds me of the time my grandmother walked in on my girlfriend and I.

By winkler1

winkler1 (http://www.videosift.com/member/winkler1) — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:03:59 -0700

^ BAHAHAH

By deathcow

deathcow (http://www.videosift.com/member/deathcow) — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 02:15:12 -0700

One of these latched onto my face last night while diving. It was gone when I woke up. I'm going to breakfast now.

By Payback

Payback (http://www.videosift.com/member/Payback) — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 11:17:09 -0700

*looks around for his Armat M41A pulse rifle with over-under PN30 pump action grenade launcher*

damn, where'd I put that 10mm caseless ammo...

By joedirt

joedirt (http://www.videosift.com/member/joedirt) — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 15:21:53 -0700

Looks kind of like one of these. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sak-OBj4zEU
Can they move that fast retracting the tenticles?

By 12058

12058 (http://www.videosift.com/member/12058) — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 18:18:40 -0700

zerg's burrow really sucks ass. That is such a good defense tool. Sweet.