The Hills have Eyes! Or is it Mouths?

Does coral have eyes or mouths? Which term do you use?


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We often describe or quantify coral by how many "mouths" or "eyes" it has. Is there a distinction? Does it depend on the coral? Are you an "eye" or a "mouth" person?
 

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Born and raised to be both ;)
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Obviously it’s a mouth, why people call them eyes, no clue how that started. Corals dont have eyes in which they see, they are mouths in which food is collected and ingested through the mouth and into its body…
 
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That graphic reminds me of Garbage Pail Kids.
 
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With Chalices, eyes is much more commonly used, no?
 

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With Chalices, eyes is much more commonly used, no?
Yes, but again, they don’t have eyes… omg. They are mouths in which they use to feed. Not used for staring at some ugly human.
 
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Don't know why "mouths" is such a popular term when in fact their mouth are also their anus

Then if coral could talk would it all be nonsense?
 
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War coral is typically described as having eyes as well.
 
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When does a mouth become a head?
 
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Lot's of zoa eyes: Eagle Eye, Koala Eye, Alien Eye
 

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