[Delphinus]

I should also mention that the bubble-tips are when the tentacles are retracted, and the long and thin is obviously when they are extended. Thus you may sometimes see bubble-tips at night, when the anemone is at less expansion. Or perhaps when the anemone is hungry and participating in a sort of "facultative predation" (ie., hunting for a stray morsel) that the tentacles are elongated. Just some more speculation, it's late, I'm tired and I know I'm babbling but this is actually a topic I find very interesting...

cheers

[ 05 April 2002, 23:19: Message edited by: delphinus ]