A close-up of a Red Sea Fan Coral reveals its vibrant crimson colouring with white polyps on it. These grow to about 20 inches tall and usually take a few hundred years to grow. But their beauty does them no good, as they are widely harvested to be made into jewellery or art objects.

Pitter Patterns

by Dheeraj M Nanda

A close-up of a Red Sea Fan Coral reveals its vibrant crimson colouring with white polyps on it. These grow to about 20 inches tall and usually take a few hundred years to grow. But their beauty does them no good, as they are widely harvested to be made into jewellery or art objects.