Seahorses anchor themselves with their prehensile tails to sea grasses and corals, using their elongated snouts to suck in plankton and small crustaceans that drift by. A seahorse can suck up food from as far as 3 centimeters away! http://bit.ly/2fVtqR7 | OdySea Aquarium

1.8K views · 177 reactions | The lined seahorses on exhibit in our Surviving Through Adaptation gallery are some truly fascinating fish—yes, they're fish! Named for their distinctive stripes or lines and their equine head shape, these seahorses use their unique prehensile tails to hitch onto plants and reeds in their grassy habitat where they wait to slurp up tiny prey. | National Aquarium | Facebook