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Scleractinian corals have been the key building blocks of the coral reefs we know and love for 25 million years. Now, in the 21st century they are significantly threatened from climate change induced by human behavior. We invite you to follow Polyps for Purpose to Learn how you can live a life more harmonious with their survival. Read more in the linked article below.

 

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~ The Obstacle is the Way ~ --------------------- The Philosopher King, also known as the last of the 5 good Roman Emperors, knew a thing or two about coming across daily challanges and obstacles. His reign lasted through the Antonine Plague (165-180
~ Coral colonies made up of genetic clones of individual coral polyps ~ ----------------- The tentacles you see in the picture above are two different coral polyps that are #genetic #clones of each other. A coral colony builds itself through an a-sex
~ Coral tentacles have stinging cells called nematocysts ~ ------------------ If you have ever been stung by a jellyfish, you have felt the power of a nematocysts. Corals and jellyfish belong to the phylum Cnidaria, and both have these stinging cell
~ The tentacles of a coral polyps serve multiple purposes ~ ---------------- A corals tentacles are organs are mostly extended at night to grab food out of the water column. Want to know more about corals? Read our link in bio ☝️ 📷© @underwat
~ #coral polyps get their nutritional requirements in two ways ~ ------------------ What you are looking at in the image above is a mouth of an individual coral polyp with its tentacles extended as it tries to catch food, and bring that food into it
~ Scleractinian corals support 500 million people living close to coastal ecosystems in the tropics ~ ------------------ It seems hard to believe that entire ecosystems can be built and supported by a tiny animal like a coral polyp. Coral colonies th
~ How much do you know about coral reefs? ~ --------------------- #coralreefs belong to the taxonomic order 'Scleractinia'. The have been the key habitat builder for tropical seas for approximately 25million years. The picture above is a close up of
~ "Nature, it seems, is the popular name For milliards and milliards and milliards Of particles playing their infinite game Of billiards and billiards and billiards" - Piet Hein ~ ------------------------ In his #book "River out of Ede
~ "if you ask what is the nature of good, listen" ~ Cleanthes 330BC-230BC --------------------- "If you ask what is the nature of good, listen: That which is regular, just, holy, pious, self-governing, useful, fair, fitting, Grave , in
~ "Remember, upon the the conduct of each depends the fate of all" - Alexander the Great ~ ------------------- The ancient King of Macedonia (336BC - 323BC) may have been talking to his army preparing for battle with this stark reminder of