I know Nudibranchs eat aiptasia. I also know aiptasia will release spores as soon as they feel distressed or threatened, which is why you can’t just physically remove them without them reproducing.
So a Nudibranch crawls up to an aiptasia and begins munching on it. Wouldn’t that distress the aiptasia and cause it to release spores?? I mean .. it’s being eaten alive. Pretty distressing I’d think lol.
I guess my main question is .. how do Nudibranchs eat aiptasia without allowing it to spread? Or DOES it spread and they just continually eat the spawn? Maybe I don’t understand how they do their magic.
So a Nudibranch crawls up to an aiptasia and begins munching on it. Wouldn’t that distress the aiptasia and cause it to release spores?? I mean .. it’s being eaten alive. Pretty distressing I’d think lol.
I guess my main question is .. how do Nudibranchs eat aiptasia without allowing it to spread? Or DOES it spread and they just continually eat the spawn? Maybe I don’t understand how they do their magic.