Photo of the day

The intricate folds, organic waves, and irregularly shaped stony sheets of the aptly named “lettuce leaf” coral are typically found in warm shallow waters on coasts across the globe. Don’t let their plant-like façade deceive you — these omnivores spend their evenings feasting on zooxanthellae, marine plants responsible for both the lettuce leaf coral’s distinctive hue, and for providing them with up to 95% of their required energy through photosynthesis 🌞🥬