Animal life in the sea and on the land . -anemonesincrease by budding as well as by eggs. At the loweredge of the body little round knobs are sometimes formed,which separate from the parent and grow into perfect ani-mals. If the tentacles or other parts of the body are re-moved, new tentacles soon grow in their places. If anindividual is torn in pieces, each fragment has the powerof forming for itself a mouth and throwing out tentacles,and becoming a new sea-anemone, perfect in all its parts. 13. Where Anemones are Found.—Most species live inholes among the rocks, attached to stones or shells,
Animal life in the sea and on the land . -anemonesincrease by budding as well as by eggs. At the loweredge of the body little round knobs are sometimes formed,which separate from the parent and grow into perfect ani-mals. If the tentacles or other parts of the body are re-moved, new tentacles soon grow in their places. If anindividual is torn in pieces, each fragment has the powerof forming for itself a mouth and throwing out tentacles,and becoming a new sea-anemone, perfect in all its parts. 13. Where Anemones are Found.—Most species live inholes among the rocks, attached to stones or shells, overwhich they slide in a clumsy way. They are especiallyfond of deep dark grottos, and when they have taken fullpossession of such places, they may be found clinging tothe sides and roof of the cave, and displaying their charmswithout reserve. Although they do not enjoy the glareof the bright sun, they expand best in mild, clear weather,and remain closed when the sea is rough and stormy. 2* 34 ANIMAL LIFE IN THE SEA AND ON THE Fig. 21.—Sea-anemones. 14. A few of these animals float on the ocean. Onesea-anemone is fond of a roving life, and having no verygood means of travelling about, it attaches itself to theback of a certain kind of crab, and accompanies the crab SEA-ANEMONES. 35 in all its wanderings. There seems to be an attractionbetween the two, and one is rarely seen without the other. 15. Another species is mostly found clinging to the shellof a whelk, but for certain good reasons it never clings toa living one. The whelk burrows in the sand. This wouldbe disagreeable and inconvenient to the anemone, so itprefers a dead shell which has been taken possession ofby a hermit-crab, and henceforth it travels about with thecrab. We should scarcely look for affection in a crab, butit has been said that the hermit grows fond of its com-panion, and that when it has outgrown its shell and hasselected a new one, it will carefully lift the anemone fromthe old home and p
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