Ever wondered how corals – millions of tiny animals – procreate? With millions of tiny eggs of course!
You’d think that if you’re stuck in a little limestone cup, it’s a bit hard to have a polygamous relationship with about a million other corals – but no – they’ve worked it out. They all have SEX on the same night!
Biodiversity #7 – Coral. Very simply: little polyps 1-3mm across (bit like jelly fish without tentacles), convert sunlight into energy and excrete some calcium carbonate – which is what builds the reef that they live in