Cerianthus Anemone

We did a field trip today, to the Atlantis Marine World in Riverhead. It's been a while since we have been there. They now have a butterfly room and an aviary. But the collection of marine exhibits is the primary attraction, and it is wonderful. There is a giant shark tank which is amazing. But the smaller tanks with all kinds of fish and aquatic life are full of beautiful and wondrous things to see. When you spend time at these exhibits, you walk away with an amazing sense of some of the variety of life in this world. These are called "Tube Anemone." They look like plants, but I *think* that they are animals. In any case, they sure look other-worldly to me, and that was the attraction. These things are so brilliant, that you wonder if they don't have batteries inside to light them up.