17th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Coral close-up
A close-up of a coral expanding its feeding tentacles at night. Although most stony corals rely on photosynthesis as their primary nutrition source, at night, they "open up" and prey upon tiny creatures drifting with the currents (generally called 'plankton').
Photo Detail
Date Taken: | 07.2019 |
Date Uploaded: | 11.2019 |
Photo Location: | Eilat, Israel |
Camera: | ILCE-7RM3 |
Copyright: | © Tom Shlesinger |