Sea Llly

Posted by Andi (Ramsey, United States) on 24 March 2007 in Animal & Insect and Portfolio.

The sea lily is not a plant. It floats through the water swimming from one coral perch to another. The feathery "petals" are its mouth parts that filter food from the surrounding water.

OLYMPUS C7070WZ
1/30 second
F/4.0
ISO 80
6 mm