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Watch sea sponges sneeze out stringy mucus in slow motion

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Current Biology/Kornder et al

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Feeding is a sedentary act for reef sponges — as are all other tasks.

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Sponges rely on water currents to carry nutritious phytoplankton and bacteria into their orbit since they’re attached to the seafloor.

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