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Hungry sea anemones Sea anemones are technically animals, but they look so much like plants that they are named after a group of flowers.
- Which animal looks like a plant?
- What looks like a plant but isnt?
- Which species is more plant or animal?
- Is there a plant animal?
Which animal looks like a plant?
The orchid mantis, Hymenopus coronatus (a juvenile male, shown here), which resembles a flower, takes on this appearance in order to lure in prey, researchers say.
What looks like a plant but isnt?
Although it may resemble a plant, it is actually an organism composed of algae or cyanobacteria, fungus, and yeast that co-exist in a mutually beneficial relationship. Like a plant, algae or cyanobacteria can photosynthesize. The algae or cyanobacteria provide nutrients from photosynthesis to the fungus.
Which species is more plant or animal?
~7.77 million species of animals (of which 953,434 have been described and cataloged) ~298,000 species of plants (of which 215,644 have been described and cataloged)
Is there a plant animal?
The strange, single-cell green creature, found in Danish waters north of Copenhagen, has been named Mesodinium chamaeleon. It's special because it gets its energy by eating other organisms – like an animal – and through photosynthesis – like a plant.
