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 A coral reef during the day is a very different place from a coral reef at night. The atmosphere changes completely. 

The day shift has logged off, and the night shift has gone to work. It's mean and moody1, and the animals here mean business.
 
Just as in human cities, there's a new cast of characters after dark. 
Octopus2 emerge from their holes to stalk their prey3.
A tiny sole improves his  chances of survival by mimicking4 a toxic5 flatworm. Some of the strangest nocturnal creatures are relatives of the starfish, like this feather-mouthed sea cucumber, sifting6 food from the sand.
 
Another is the basket star. It comes alive at night, throwing out thousands of arms to filter food from the plankton-rich current.
These animals can live for a very long time, up to 35 years. And there's records of these guys being seen night after night, in the same place for over 15 years.

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1 moody XEXxG     
adj.心情不稳的，易怒的，喜怒无常的
参考例句：
  • He relapsed into a moody silence.他又重新陷于忧郁的沉默中。
  • I'd never marry that girl.She's so moody.我决不会和那女孩结婚的。她太易怒了。
2 octopus f5EzQ     
n.章鱼
参考例句：
  • He experienced nausea after eating octopus.吃了章鱼后他感到恶心。
  • One octopus has eight tentacles.一条章鱼有八根触角。
3 prey g1czH     
n.被掠食者，牺牲者，掠食；v.捕食，掠夺，折磨
参考例句：
  • Stronger animals prey on weaker ones.弱肉强食。
  • The lion was hunting for its prey.狮子在寻找猎物。
4 mimicking ac830827d20b6bf079d24a8a6d4a02ed     
v.（尤指为了逗乐而）模仿( mimic的现在分词 )；酷似
参考例句：
  • She's always mimicking the teachers. 她总喜欢模仿老师的言谈举止。
  • The boy made us all laugh by mimicking the teacher's voice. 这男孩模仿老师的声音，逗得我们大家都笑了。 来自辞典例句
5 toxic inSwc     
adj.有毒的，因中毒引起的
参考例句：
  • The factory had accidentally released a quantity of toxic waste into the sea.这家工厂意外泄漏大量有毒废物到海中。
  • There is a risk that toxic chemicals might be blasted into the atmosphere.爆炸后有毒化学物质可能会进入大气层。
6 sifting 6c53b58bc891cb3e1536d7f574e1996f     
n.筛，过滤v.筛( sift的现在分词 )；筛滤；细查；详审
参考例句：
  • He lay on the beach, sifting the sand through his fingers. 他躺在沙滩上用手筛砂子玩。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • I was sifting the cinders when she came in. 她进来时，我正在筛煤渣。 来自辞典例句

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