海参崴新闻

On the Russian island in the midlle of winter cold opened "sea flowers". Seaside biologists have learned to grow unique glowing corals. Inhabitants of coral reefs became a source of inspiration for creating fantastic films and expositions in the Primorsky aquarium.

The marine farm in the scientific and adaptation building of the aquarium operates strictly on schedule.

The morning of the kids, the inhabitants of the coral reefs, comes with the rising of the sun, the role of which is performed by fluorescent lamps.

And behind the glass, slowly, mysterious creatures wake up.

Pale pink, lilac-purple, orange and green ...

They really look like the flowers of the most bizarre forms.

However, biologists clarify that corals are not plants at all, but animals.

If you look closely - they consist of a huge number of tiny polyps. Such tiny organisms form wonder colonies that prey on zooplankton.

The amazing organisms of acidic colors were copied from the inhabitants of coral reefs, where all animals and plants are linked together.

In the scientific center on the island of Russian grows about 100 exotic species.

It is necessary to dim the light, as the little ones change their color, acquiring a fluorescent effect.

And although they grow on average, by centimeter per month, experts plan to soon create an amazingly beautiful exposition of corals in the Primorsky aquarium.

News source: www.vestiprim.ru