The sea anemone, living on the bottom of the ocean in certain places, is not a plant but an unusual sea animal. It can move slowly, but it usually anchors itself to a rock and stays there. Its "flowers," though pretty, are equipped with tiny poisonous threads that wrap around the unfortunate fish that swims too close. These poisonous threads paralyze the fish, and then the tentacles slowly drag the fish into the anemone’s hidden mouth, which means the end of the fish.
But there are a few fish that are not bothered by the anemone and can swim around its tentacles without fear. These fish eat the pieces of fish that fall out of the anemone's mouth, as well as catching other little fish that come close to the anemone before it can catch them.
One of the fish immune to the poison of the anemone is the little clown fish, a very pretty, brightly-colored fish decorated with a few wide white stripes. When not eating, it often snuggles down for a rest on the colorful tentacles of the sea anemone, which don't affect it.
Another fish that is immune to the sea anemone's poison is the damselfish, which is a favorite food of some larger fish. When pursued, the damselfish will dash into the "petals" of the anemone. It has been known to even dive through the anemone's mouth into its stomach without any harm and soon finds its way back out. No one can explain how it can do this without being killed, but it is an amazing example of the Creator's ways with what He has created. The Bible says of the Creator, "All things are possible unto Thee" (Mark 14:3636And he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible unto thee; take away this cup from me: nevertheless not what I will, but what thou wilt. (Mark 14:36)).
Messages of God’s Love 10/11/2020