Sea Anemone Clown Fish Damselfish
“And they shall be Mine, saith the Lord of hosts, in that day when I
make up MY JEWELS.”
Malachi 3:17
To my dear grandchildren
Pretty But Deadly!
"Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.” (Ephesians 6:11)
The sea anemone, Living on the bottom of the ocean in certain places, is not a plant but an unusual sea animal. It can move slowly, but it usually anchors itself to a rock and stays there. Its “flowers,” though pretty, are equipped with tiny poisonous threads that wrap around the unfortunate fish that swims too close. These poisonous threads paralyze the fish, and then the tentacles slowly drag the fish into the anemone’s hidden mouth, which means the end of the fish.
But there are a few fish that are not bothered by the anemone and can swim around its tentacles without fear. These fish eat the pieces of fish that fall out of to the anemone’s mouth, as well as catching other little fish that come close to the anemone before it can catch them.
One of the fish immune to the poison of the anemone is the little clown fish, a very pretty, brightly-coloured fish decorated with a few wide, white stripes. When not eating, it often snuggles down for a rest on the colourful tentacles of the sea anemone, which don’t affect it.
Another fish that is immune to the sea anemone’s poison is the damselfish, which is a favourite food of some larger fish. When pursued the damselfish will dash into the “petals” of the anemone. It has been know to even dive through the anemone’s mouth into its stomach without any harm and soon finds its way back out. No one can explain how it can do this without being killed, but it is an amazing example of the Creator’s ways with what He has created. The Bible says of the Creator, “All things are possible unto Thee” (Mark 14:36).
One more sea creature that has no fear of the sea anemone is the anemone shrimp. It lives right inside the anemone’s many tentacles. Sooner or later a large fish, spotting it there, will stop and open its mouth wide, wisely staying out of reach of the anemone’s tentacles. The shrimp quickly swims out and picks parasites off the fish’s teeth that it can’t get rid of by itself. When that job is finished, the fish swims away and the shrimp returns to its strange home.
Sea anemones, although very beautiful, cause the death of many fish. It reminds us of Satan, our enemy, who puts attractive temptations in the pathway of everyone, young and old. At times he makes himself look like “an angel of light” (2 Corinthians 11:14), to trick us into taking the deadly bait he holds out.
If the Lord Jesus is our Saviour, He is our strong protector and will keep us in in His ways. He tells us to put on "the whole armour of God” (Ephesians 6:11), so that we can stand strong against Satan’s tricks.
Love you all - Grandpa
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