On the other hand, the granny knot is how many of us have been tying our shoes for years, and while it's less than ideal, society seems to run on.
Types of Anemones. There are three types of Sea Anemones that are found in the intertidal zone in Southern California. They are the Aggregating Anemone, Solitary and Giant Green Anemones. Aggregating Anemones are much smaller than the Solitaire Anemones and the Giant Green.
Although sea anemones risk being damaged or dislodged by drag forces, they depend upon the seawater moving over them to bring food, flush away waste products, and disperse gametes. Giant plumose anemones Metridium farcimen are flexible and, like the proverbial willow, bend readily in currents and thus reduce drag forces that may tend to rip them from attachment to the substratum.