http://aquaviews.net/playing-with-fire-underwater-fire-coral-demystified/ Bringing You The Other 70% Of Our World Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:51:04 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 http://aquaviews.net/playing-with-fire-underwater-fire-coral-demystified/comment-page-1/#comment-1312 Scuba Diving Touch Me Nots (Part 2) | Aquaviews – Online SCUBA Magazine Mon, 28 Dec 2009 18:18:08 +0000 http://aquaviews.net/?p=1931#comment-1312 [...] Fire Coral also known as Stinging or Red Sea Coral belongs to the Milleporina order of species and contrary to popular belief isn’t really a coral at all. Fire corals are marine organisms that form colonies that look just like real coral; they are actually closely related to the jellyfish family and other stinging anemones.   The Fire Coral gets its name from the painful burning sting that it inflicts on the unwary diver that brushes against it. A fire Coral sting can cause intense pain and can be felt from two days to up to two weeks. (Also Read: Playing With Fire Underwater: Fire Coral Demystified) [...] [...] Fire Coral also known as Stinging or Red Sea Coral belongs to the Milleporina order of species and contrary to popular belief isn’t really a coral at all. Fire corals are marine organisms that form colonies that look just like real coral; they are actually closely related to the jellyfish family and other stinging anemones.   The Fire Coral gets its name from the painful burning sting that it inflicts on the unwary diver that brushes against it. A fire Coral sting can cause intense pain and can be felt from two days to up to two weeks. (Also Read: Playing With Fire Underwater: Fire Coral Demystified) [...]

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