Adhesive Sea Anemone

Superpower

Its short tentacles feel sticky to the touch, gripping anything that brushes them.

At a glance

Size

typically 15 cm, up to 30 cm

Depth

1–30 m

Habitat

Reef flats and rubble.

Diet

Stings plankton and small prey; also fed by symbiotic algae.

Can I eat it?

No — this one is not eaten.

Safety

• Dangerous2/10

  Tentacles feel sticky and can sting bare skin.

• Venomous3/10

  Sticky stinging tentacles; mild to people.

Fun facts

• •Its tentacles are unusually short, dense and sticky.
• •It comes in striking patterns of two colours.
• •Only a few clownfish species will live in it.