Bowerbanki after dark?

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Whoa boy, never seen my bowerbanki do this before. I usually see some tentacle tips during the day but this is the first time I've seen it go full blown facehugger after dark. Is it happy or angry? Should I feed it?
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Since many LPS prey items are active at night, many will 'blossum':

'Banki':

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'Button Scolly' starting the same feeding process during the day:

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They can be trained to extend their tentacles during the day like this by first squirting some food juices on them and then waiting a few minutes as they transition from the tentacles hidden 'Photosynthesis mode' to the tentacles expanded 'Feeding mode'.
 

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