Tompot blenny inquisitive and are often seen by scuba divers. Tompots are usually a deep brown/orange, and are distinguished by a pair of lappets (tentacles) above the eyes and seven or more darker stripes along the body. It feeds on sea anemones or crustaceans. As most fish, tompots harbour several species of parasites, including the capillariid Nematode "Pseudocapillaria bainae". This parasite has been found in the intestine of specimens caught off Italy and Montenegro. Its biology is unknown. Tompot blenny The tompot blenny ("Parablennius gattorugine") is a medium-sized blenny growing to about , part of the large family of blennies that live
Human uses of living things In Buddhist symbolism, both the lotus and the Bodhi Tree are significant. The lotus is one of the Ashtamangala (eight auspicious signs) shared between Buddhism, Jainism and Hinduism, representing the primordial purity of body, speech, and mind, floating above the muddy waters of attachment and desire. The Bodhi Tree is the sacred fig tree under which the Buddha is said to have attained enlightenment; the name is also given to other Bodhi trees thought to have been propagated from the original tree. Human uses of living things Human uses of living things, including animals plants, fungi, and microbes, take many