Study Reveals How Some Corals ‘Walk’ Across the Sea Floor
You might be used to seeing corals planted in one spot. That’s because most of them permanently attach themselves to an area on a reef and stay there indefinitely. But not all coral species want to be ...
‘Walking’ coral moves like jellyfish toward blue light, new study finds
Scientists found a free-living coral species actively travels toward blue light resembling its natural habitat and moves like ...
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Most Corals Don't Move; Researchers Find 'Moving' Corals Attracted Toward a Particular Light
Most Corals Don't Move; Researchers Find 'Moving' Corals Attracted Toward a Particular Light Recent research shows that ...
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These Corals Are Made for Walking
“And they are adorable.” Using time-lapse cameras and an aquarium that blocked out all other light, Dr. Lewis recently put inch-long mushroom corals through an experiment. ‘Periodic pulses ...
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This 'Walking' Coral Moves Around, And We Finally Know How
In fact, by most accounts, corals are sessile, meaning they are fixed to the surface of their habitat, often the reef built from the bones of their ancestors. But a few maverick corals have shunned ...
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‘Walking’ coral moves like jellyfish toward blue light, new study finds
cyclolites specimens off the coast of Cairns, Australia, before transporting them to an aquarium at ... the waves and the reef’s natural slope combine, the mushroom corals are gradually pushed ...