Guardian Nature School Team Contact Blog Project Noah Facebook Project Noah Twitter

A worldwide community photographing and learning about wildlife

Join Project Noah!
nature school apple icon

Project Noah Nature School visit nature school

Spotting

Description:

I have no idea what this is!

Habitat:

Found under a rock in tidal rock pools on the Coast. Tide was out. Firmly stuck to the underside of the rock.

1 Species ID Suggestions

Waratah Anemone


Sign in to suggest organism ID

10 Comments

The MnMs
The MnMs 13 years ago

is not that the type of anemone known as sea tomato (tomate de mar)?

SheaEckert
SheaEckert 13 years ago

Good! I'm glad it helped!

iamcherreymaiya
iamcherreymaiya 13 years ago

Thanks also for posting the link SheaEckert, I found something there that helped me ID my old spotting! thanks..

iamcherreymaiya
iamcherreymaiya 13 years ago

that's amazing... it would've looked differently to others.. probably a jelly candy that a camper left

CarolineNemo
CarolineNemo 13 years ago

Great, it looks like Sauron's eye :)

CynthiaMHori
CynthiaMHori 13 years ago

It is s very cool spotting! Nice job!

marycaughley
marycaughley 13 years ago

Thank you! Google images of Waratah Anemone look like an exact match, how cool!

SheaEckert
SheaEckert 13 years ago

http://lazy-lizard-tales.blogspot.com/20...
...
This may be what you are looking for...
According to this site this is an anemone waiting for the tide to return.

CynthiaMHori
CynthiaMHori 13 years ago

it looks like an anemone with its tentacles pulled in

Vin Zael
Vin Zael 13 years ago

me worse...but looks all too cool

marycaughley
Spotted by
marycaughley

New Zealand

Spotted on Apr 2, 2011
Submitted on May 12, 2011

Nearby Spottings

Spotting Spotting New Zealand Fur Seal Welcome swallow
Noah Guardians
Noah Sponsors
join Project Noah Team

Join the Project Noah Team