144 



THE SEA SHORE 



found in plenty on almost every rocky coast, where it may be seen 

 in the rock pools and in the crevices of rocks near low-water mark. 

 The diameter of its cylindrical body often reaches two or three 

 inches, while the expanded tentacles embrace a circle of four or 

 five inches. Specimens even much larger than this are sometimes 

 obtained by dredging in deep water. 



FIG. 94. THE TRUMPET ANEMONE (Aiptasia Cvuchii), CORNWALL ; 



DEEP WATER 



The ' Dahlia ' is not so frequently seen by sea-side collectors as 

 its abundance would lead one to expect, and this is principally due 

 to the fact that it not only conceals itself in narrow and out-of-the- 

 way crevices and angles of rocks, but also that, on the retreat of 

 the tide, it generally covers itself with small stones, fragments of 

 shells, &c., held fast to its body by means of its numerous suckers. 

 In this manner it conceals its beauty so well that the sense of 



