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1-Jul-2026
#Sponges use #photosynthesis, boosting productivity of tropical #coralReefs

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1134438

#science #ecology #marineBiology

1-Jul-2026
#Sponges use #photosynthesis, boosting productivity of tropical #coralReefs

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1134438

#science #ecology #marineBiology

"9 clever ways to give your old sponges a second life"

#Sponges #Reuse

https://www.optimistdaily.com/2026/06/9-clever-ways-to-give-your-old-sponges-a-second-life/

"9 clever ways to give your old sponges a second life"

#Sponges #Reuse

https://www.optimistdaily.com/2026/06/9-clever-ways-to-give-your-old-sponges-a-second-life/

Greenpeace is live streaming from the deep sea in the Arctic - incredible scenes of diverse deep sea life at 1200 meters below the surface.

https://www.youtube.com/live/aat4yLRZ_CM?si=CS83z2VUMqV6JOlv

#Deepsealife #sponges #coral #ocean #greenpeace #divestream

Greenpeace is live streaming from the deep sea in the Arctic - incredible scenes of diverse deep sea life at 1200 meters below the surface.

https://www.youtube.com/live/aat4yLRZ_CM?si=CS83z2VUMqV6JOlv

#Deepsealife #sponges #coral #ocean #greenpeace #divestream

#sponges hard skeletal needles keep their shape when buried n sediement so they fossilize well fossil indicate that sponges were alive at least 550 million years ago amazingly the oldest known forms look

Sometimes you find an interesting #Stone and sometimes you find something interesting on the stone. Some photographs from past #ShoreWalk 📸📸 🦑 🌿 #Photography #虫 #Nature #Wildlife #EastCoastKin #SciArt #BlueSkyArtShow #Macro #Intertidal #Snails #Corals #Sponges #Oysters

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Sometimes you find an interesting #Stone and sometimes you find something interesting on the stone. Some photographs from past #ShoreWalk 📸📸 🦑 🌿 #Photography #虫 #Nature #Wildlife #EastCoastKin #SciArt #BlueSkyArtShow #Macro #Intertidal #Snails #Corals #Sponges #Oysters

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The Evolutionary Mystery of Early Animals Without Skeletons

📰 Original title: The first animals on Earth had no skeletons and that changes everything

🤖 IA: It's not clickbait ✅
👥 Usuarios: It's not clickbait ✅

View full AI summary: https://killbait.com/en/the-evolutionary-mystery-of-early-animals-without-skeletons/?redirpost=cd5c869b-735b-4fe7-892c-06ac21430ee1

#science #sponges #evolution #biology

A new Cambrian soft-bodied biota after the first Phanerozoic mass extinction: www.nature.com/articles/s41... Many non-bilaterian animals including beautiful sponge (panel b, c) and ctenophore (panel d) fossils🤩 🧽🪼. #sponges #ctenophores #Cambrian

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Early #sponges were soft https://phys.org/news/2026-01-earth-early-sponges-soft-scientists.html

Independent origins of spicules reconcile paleontological and molecular evidence of sponge evolutionary history https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adx1754 by Maria Eleonora Rossi et al.

"the first sponges were soft-bodied and lacked mineralized skeletons. That's why we don't see sponge spicules in rocks from around 600 million years ago—there simply weren't any to preserve... spicules evolved independently in different sponge groups"

#Sponges are among earth’s most #ancient animals, but exactly when they #evolved have long puzzled scientists. #Genetic information from living sponges, as well as chemical signals from ancient rocks, suggests that sponges evolved at least 650 million years ago.
#EvolutionaryBiology #MarineBiology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/01/ebio0108260.html

#Sponges are among earth’s most #ancient animals, but exactly when they #evolved have long puzzled scientists. #Genetic information from living sponges, as well as chemical signals from ancient rocks, suggests that sponges evolved at least 650 million years ago.
#EvolutionaryBiology #MarineBiology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/01/ebio0108260.html

A large sponge, a cluster of anemones, and other life is seen nearly 230 meters deep at an area of the seabed that was very recently covered by the George VI Ice Shelf in Antarctica. Sponges can grow very slowly, sometimes less than two centimeters a year, so the size of this specimen suggests this community has been active for decades, perhaps even hundreds of years.

ROV SuBastian/Schmidt Ocean Institute

#photography
#MarineLife
#sponges

A large sponge, a cluster of anemones, and other life is seen nearly 230 meters deep at an area of the seabed that was very recently covered by the George VI Ice Shelf in Antarctica. Sponges can grow very slowly, sometimes less than two centimeters a year, so the size of this specimen suggests this community has been active for decades, perhaps even hundreds of years.

ROV SuBastian/Schmidt Ocean Institute

#photography
#MarineLife
#sponges

A completely new order of #marine #sponges has been found by researchers at the Museum of Evolution, Uppsala University. The sponge order, named Vilesida, produces substances that could be used in drug development.
#MarineBiology #EvolutionaryBiology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2025/12/mb12022501.html

A completely new order of #marine #sponges has been found by researchers at the Museum of Evolution, Uppsala University. The sponge order, named Vilesida, produces substances that could be used in drug development.
#MarineBiology #EvolutionaryBiology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2025/12/mb12022501.html

#Ancient #Sponges May Be #Earth’s First #Animals, New MIT Evidence Shows

https://scitechdaily.com/ancient-sponges-may-be-earths-first-animals-new-mit-evidence-shows/

#Ancient #Sponges May Be #Earth’s First #Animals, New MIT Evidence Shows

https://scitechdaily.com/ancient-sponges-may-be-earths-first-animals-new-mit-evidence-shows/

#Sponges are back at the root of the animal tree! I knew the cnidarians-as-root hypothesis was just too hard justify given the sum total of evidence.
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adw9456

#evolution #phylogeny

#Sponges are back at the root of the animal tree! I knew the cnidarians-as-root hypothesis was just too hard justify given the sum total of evidence.
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adw9456

#evolution #phylogeny

🦴🎸 Scientists at Memorial University of #Newfoundland renamed ancient seafloor #fossils "Lydonia jiggamintia" after punk rocker Johnny Rotten, identifying them as 560-million-year-old filter-feeding #animals rather than decomposed organic matter. The spiky, tube-covered creatures may be ancestors of modern sponges and represent some of #Earth's earliest animals from the #Precambrian period.

👉 https://www.newsbeep.com/au/178471/

#paleontology #evolution #sponges #science

🦴🎸 Scientists at Memorial University of #Newfoundland renamed ancient seafloor #fossils "Lydonia jiggamintia" after punk rocker Johnny Rotten, identifying them as 560-million-year-old filter-feeding #animals rather than decomposed organic matter. The spiky, tube-covered creatures may be ancestors of modern sponges and represent some of #Earth's earliest animals from the #Precambrian period.

👉 https://www.newsbeep.com/au/178471/

#paleontology #evolution #sponges #science

Two #NewSpecies of wart sea slugs discovered from North Sulawesi https://phys.org/news/2025-07-species-wart-sea-slugs-north.html paper by Heike Wägele et al.: https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/153046/

"Wart #SeaSlugs in the family #Phyllidiidae are common inhabitants of the Indo-Pacific Ocean, preying on #sponges and stealing #toxins from their prey for their own defense."

#MarineFungi Could Eat #PlasticPollution, Helping to Clean Our #Oceans and #Beaches

Learn more about the marine #fungi that could be conditioned to help clean up #Hawaii’s beaches.

By Monica Cull
Feb 14, 2025 4:00 PMFeb 14, 2025 4:01 PM

"Hawaii is home to some of the world’s most beautiful landscapes. Striking blue waters, lush jungles, and pristine beaches make it a paradise. It’s also home to other unique inhabitants, such as sea turtles, dolphins, and… plastics?

"According to a new study from the University of Hawai‘i (UH) at Mānoa, plastics are becoming the most prevalent form of pollution in the ocean, which can be detrimental to marine species and their habitat. However, researchers from UH discovered a fungus from Hawai‘i’s nearshore environment that may have the ability to break down plastics, and to top it off, they may be conditioned to do it faster. The findings were recently published in Mycologia.

" 'Plastic in the environment today is extremely long-lived and is nearly impossible to degrade using existing technologies,' said Ronja Steinbach, lead author of the study and a marine biology undergraduate student at the UH Mānoa College of Natural Sciences, in a press release.

"Marine fungi may be a term you’ve never heard before. This is likely due to the fact that less than 1 percent of marine fungi are known to science.

" 'Our research highlights marine fungi as a promising and largely untapped group to investigate for new ways to recycle and remove plastic from #nature. Very few people study fungi in the ocean, and we estimated that fewer than one percent of marine fungi are currently described,' said Steinbach in the press release.

"For this study, the research team looked at marine fungi found in #corals, #seaweed, #sand, and #sponges from Hawai’i’s nearshore. And they hope that the fungi could help degrade plastics in the marine environment.

" 'Fungi possess a superpower for eating things that other organisms can’t digest (like #wood or #chitin), so we tested the fungi in our collection for their ability to digest plastic,' said Anthony Amend, Pacific Biosciences Research Center professor and co-lead author of the study, in a press release.

The Hungry Fungi

"The team exposed the fastest-growing fungi to small dishes filled with #polyurethane, a common plastic, and noted if and how fast the fungi would consume it. The team also 'experimentally evolved' the fungi to see if they would grow and consume more polyurethane the more they were exposed to the plastic.

" 'We were shocked to find that more than 60 percent of the fungi we collected from the ocean had some ability to eat plastic and transform it into fungi,' Steinbach said in a press release. 'We were also impressed to see how quickly fungi were able to adapt. It was very exciting to see that in just three months, a relatively short amount of time, some of the fungi were able to increase their feeding rates by as much as 15 percent.'

"The research team is currently working to see if these marine fungi can break down other forms of plastics, such as #polyethylene and #PolyethyleneTerephthalate. They’re also trying to understand how, at a molecular level, these fungi can degrade these plastics.

" 'We hope to collaborate with #engineers, #chemists, and #oceanographers who can leverage these findings into actual solutions to clean up our beaches and oceans,' said Steinbach in a press release.

https://www.discovermagazine.com/environment/marine-fungi-could-eat-plastic-pollution-helping-to-clean-our-oceans-and

#SolarPunkSunday #PlasticPollution #Pollution #PollutionSolutions

#MarineFungi Could Eat #PlasticPollution, Helping to Clean Our #Oceans and #Beaches

Learn more about the marine #fungi that could be conditioned to help clean up #Hawaii’s beaches.

By Monica Cull
Feb 14, 2025 4:00 PMFeb 14, 2025 4:01 PM

"Hawaii is home to some of the world’s most beautiful landscapes. Striking blue waters, lush jungles, and pristine beaches make it a paradise. It’s also home to other unique inhabitants, such as sea turtles, dolphins, and… plastics?

"According to a new study from the University of Hawai‘i (UH) at Mānoa, plastics are becoming the most prevalent form of pollution in the ocean, which can be detrimental to marine species and their habitat. However, researchers from UH discovered a fungus from Hawai‘i’s nearshore environment that may have the ability to break down plastics, and to top it off, they may be conditioned to do it faster. The findings were recently published in Mycologia.

" 'Plastic in the environment today is extremely long-lived and is nearly impossible to degrade using existing technologies,' said Ronja Steinbach, lead author of the study and a marine biology undergraduate student at the UH Mānoa College of Natural Sciences, in a press release.

"Marine fungi may be a term you’ve never heard before. This is likely due to the fact that less than 1 percent of marine fungi are known to science.

" 'Our research highlights marine fungi as a promising and largely untapped group to investigate for new ways to recycle and remove plastic from #nature. Very few people study fungi in the ocean, and we estimated that fewer than one percent of marine fungi are currently described,' said Steinbach in the press release.

"For this study, the research team looked at marine fungi found in #corals, #seaweed, #sand, and #sponges from Hawai’i’s nearshore. And they hope that the fungi could help degrade plastics in the marine environment.

" 'Fungi possess a superpower for eating things that other organisms can’t digest (like #wood or #chitin), so we tested the fungi in our collection for their ability to digest plastic,' said Anthony Amend, Pacific Biosciences Research Center professor and co-lead author of the study, in a press release.

The Hungry Fungi

"The team exposed the fastest-growing fungi to small dishes filled with #polyurethane, a common plastic, and noted if and how fast the fungi would consume it. The team also 'experimentally evolved' the fungi to see if they would grow and consume more polyurethane the more they were exposed to the plastic.

" 'We were shocked to find that more than 60 percent of the fungi we collected from the ocean had some ability to eat plastic and transform it into fungi,' Steinbach said in a press release. 'We were also impressed to see how quickly fungi were able to adapt. It was very exciting to see that in just three months, a relatively short amount of time, some of the fungi were able to increase their feeding rates by as much as 15 percent.'

"The research team is currently working to see if these marine fungi can break down other forms of plastics, such as #polyethylene and #PolyethyleneTerephthalate. They’re also trying to understand how, at a molecular level, these fungi can degrade these plastics.

" 'We hope to collaborate with #engineers, #chemists, and #oceanographers who can leverage these findings into actual solutions to clean up our beaches and oceans,' said Steinbach in a press release.

https://www.discovermagazine.com/environment/marine-fungi-could-eat-plastic-pollution-helping-to-clean-our-oceans-and

#SolarPunkSunday #PlasticPollution #Pollution #PollutionSolutions

Different sponges
#gili #giliislands #lombok #diving #scuba #trawangan #diveandstay #giliair #fish #ocean #sealife #marinelife #padi #reef #sponges

Gardeners urged to add sponges to hanging baskets and plants now https://www.allforgardening.com/1334658/gardeners-urged-to-add-sponges-to-hanging-baskets-and-plants-now/ #DoSpongesHelpPlants #flowers #garden #gardener #gardening #HangingBasketCare #HangingBaskets #HowToMakePlantsGrow #plants #soil #SoilNutrients #SpongeInGarden #SpongeInPlants #sponges #SpongesInGarden

Gardeners urged to add sponges to hanging baskets and plants now https://www.allforgardening.com/1334658/gardeners-urged-to-add-sponges-to-hanging-baskets-and-plants-now/ #DoSpongesHelpPlants #flowers #garden #gardener #gardening #HangingBasketCare #HangingBaskets #HowToMakePlantsGrow #plants #soil #SoilNutrients #SpongeInGarden #SpongeInPlants #sponges #SpongesInGarden

Sponges, drill bits and wires: Surgeons mistakenly left objects inside thousands

https://www.sfchronicle.com/projects/2025/hospitals-surgical-objects-patients/

#HackerNews #surgery #medicalerrors #patientcare #healthcare #sponges

Sponges, drill bits and wires: Surgeons mistakenly left objects inside thousands

https://www.sfchronicle.com/projects/2025/hospitals-surgical-objects-patients/

#HackerNews #surgery #medicalerrors #patientcare #healthcare #sponges

How #Microplastics Get into Our #Food

#Kitchen items—#sponges, #blenders, #kettles—are abundant sources of microplastics that we all consume

How #Microplastics Get into Our #Food

#Kitchen items—#sponges, #blenders, #kettles—are abundant sources of microplastics that we all consume

20-Mar-2025
Thriving #Antarctic #ecosystems found in wake of recently detached #iceberg
Scientists explore a #seafloor area newly exposed by iceberg A-84; discover vibrant communities of ancient #sponges and #corals.

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1077611 #science #ecology #environment

20-Mar-2025
Thriving #Antarctic #ecosystems found in wake of recently detached #iceberg
Scientists explore a #seafloor area newly exposed by iceberg A-84; discover vibrant communities of ancient #sponges and #corals.

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1077611 #science #ecology #environment

Thriving Antarctic Ecosystems Found in Wake of Recently Detached Iceberg https://schmidtocean.org/thriving-antarctic-ecosystems-found-in-wake-of-recently-detached-iceberg/

"team on board #SchmidtOceanInstitute’s R/V Falkor (too) rapidly pivoted their research plans to study an area that was, until last month, covered by ice... they observed the #DeepSea for 8 days and found flourishing ecosystems at depths as great as 1300m. Their observations include large #corals and #sponges supporting an array of animal life, including #icefish, giant #SeaSpiders, and #octopus"

Thriving Antarctic Ecosystems Found in Wake of Recently Detached Iceberg https://schmidtocean.org/thriving-antarctic-ecosystems-found-in-wake-of-recently-detached-iceberg/

"team on board #SchmidtOceanInstitute’s R/V Falkor (too) rapidly pivoted their research plans to study an area that was, until last month, covered by ice... they observed the #DeepSea for 8 days and found flourishing ecosystems at depths as great as 1300m. Their observations include large #corals and #sponges supporting an array of animal life, including #icefish, giant #SeaSpiders, and #octopus"

It's #SpongeSunday! The cavities in the body of this long-stalked #Caulophacus #sponge give this resident white #squatlobster (#Munidopsis sp.) a room with a view, as well as protection from potential predators.

@EVNautilus #lobsters #sponges #marineanimals

It's #SpongeSunday! The cavities in the body of this long-stalked #Caulophacus #sponge give this resident white #squatlobster (#Munidopsis sp.) a room with a view, as well as protection from potential predators.

@EVNautilus #lobsters #sponges #marineanimals

19-Feb-2025
University of Hawai’i researchers discover 10 new sponge species in Kāneʻohe Bay

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1074322 #science #ecology #newSpecies #MarineBiology #sponges #Pacific #Hawaii

19-Feb-2025
University of Hawai’i researchers discover 10 new sponge species in Kāneʻohe Bay

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1074322 #science #ecology #newSpecies #MarineBiology #sponges #Pacific #Hawaii

#SpongeSunday: Some #glasssponges, such as this 2-meter-tall #Caulophacus, grow long, flexible stalks to reach higher in the water column for #filterfeeding. Some sponges are thought to be hundreds or even thousands of years old!

@EVNautilus #Sponges #marineanimals #ocean

#SpongeSunday: Some #glasssponges, such as this 2-meter-tall #Caulophacus, grow long, flexible stalks to reach higher in the water column for #filterfeeding. Some sponges are thought to be hundreds or even thousands of years old!

@EVNautilus #Sponges #marineanimals #ocean

The Borealis Mud Volcano: A hidden sanctuary for marine biodiversity https://phys.org/news/2025-01-borealis-mud-volcano-hidden-sanctuary.html

Sanctuary for vulnerable #Arctic species at the Borealis Mud Volcano: Giuliana Panieri et al. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-55712-x

"the carbonate crusts that characterized Borealis provide a suitably hard substrate for species of #anemones, #serpulids, #demosponges, and sparse #octocorals."

#DeepSea #Animals #Sponges #Corals

The Borealis Mud Volcano: A hidden sanctuary for marine biodiversity https://phys.org/news/2025-01-borealis-mud-volcano-hidden-sanctuary.html

Sanctuary for vulnerable #Arctic species at the Borealis Mud Volcano: Giuliana Panieri et al. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-55712-x

"the carbonate crusts that characterized Borealis provide a suitably hard substrate for species of #anemones, #serpulids, #demosponges, and sparse #octocorals."

#DeepSea #Animals #Sponges #Corals

Scientists film marine creatures under sea ice in East Antarctica
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-14/scientists-film-sealife-under-bunger-hills-east-antarctica/104811258

"Plunging to depths of up to 50m, the drone captures an array of colour and life. Red #SeaUrchins can be seen clinging to boulders covered in pink #algae. Orange #SeaCucumbers with small white tentacles are lying on the floor. #Jellyfish are floating above large yellow #sponges far below. Every now and again, schools of splotchy grey-and-white #fish surround the drone and try to nibble its camera."

Scientists film marine creatures under sea ice in East Antarctica
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-14/scientists-film-sealife-under-bunger-hills-east-antarctica/104811258

"Plunging to depths of up to 50m, the drone captures an array of colour and life. Red #SeaUrchins can be seen clinging to boulders covered in pink #algae. Orange #SeaCucumbers with small white tentacles are lying on the floor. #Jellyfish are floating above large yellow #sponges far below. Every now and again, schools of splotchy grey-and-white #fish surround the drone and try to nibble its camera."

A rare find https://gazette.mun.ca/research/a-rare-find/

"Researchers discovered a densely populated soft #coral garden northeast of #FogoIsland, N.L., during a science and student training expedition in late June... Located in a complex rocky habitat, early estimates suggest the coral garden spans about 10,000 square metres of the sea floor within the Funk Island Deep marine refuge off #NewfoundlandAndLabrador... The diverse marine life includes #anemones, #sponges, basket stars and many soft #corals."

A rare find https://gazette.mun.ca/research/a-rare-find/

"Researchers discovered a densely populated soft #coral garden northeast of #FogoIsland, N.L., during a science and student training expedition in late June... Located in a complex rocky habitat, early estimates suggest the coral garden spans about 10,000 square metres of the sea floor within the Funk Island Deep marine refuge off #NewfoundlandAndLabrador... The diverse marine life includes #anemones, #sponges, basket stars and many soft #corals."

#Sponges' #symbiosis with #bacteria helps them store toxic #molybdenum to keep predators away
https://phys.org/news/2024-08-sponges-symbiosis-bacteria-toxic-molybdenum.html

Out of the blue: Hyperaccumulation of molybdenum in the Indo-Pacific sponge Theonella conica https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adn3923

"Entotheonella serves as a detoxifying organ for accumulating metals inside the body of its #sponge hosts. Hoarding more and more molybdenum, the bacteria convert it from its toxic soluble state into a mineral."

#Sponges' #symbiosis with #bacteria helps them store toxic #molybdenum to keep predators away
https://phys.org/news/2024-08-sponges-symbiosis-bacteria-toxic-molybdenum.html

Out of the blue: Hyperaccumulation of molybdenum in the Indo-Pacific sponge Theonella conica https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adn3923

"Entotheonella serves as a detoxifying organ for accumulating metals inside the body of its #sponge hosts. Hoarding more and more molybdenum, the bacteria convert it from its toxic soluble state into a mineral."

Remarkable marine animal forests found around #Wellington's coast in central #NewZealand https://phys.org/news/2024-09-remarkable-marine-animal-forests-wellington.html

Ecologically significant shallow-water (0–30 m) marine animal forests in central New Zealand https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2351989424003445

"#MarineAnimalForests are habitats formed by big groups of #invertebrates—creatures such as #sponges, horse #mussels, and #brachiopods, which look a bit like #clams. These remarkable communities are increasingly being recognized as #biodiversity hotspots"

Remarkable marine animal forests found around #Wellington's coast in central #NewZealand https://phys.org/news/2024-09-remarkable-marine-animal-forests-wellington.html

Ecologically significant shallow-water (0–30 m) marine animal forests in central New Zealand https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2351989424003445

"#MarineAnimalForests are habitats formed by big groups of #invertebrates—creatures such as #sponges, horse #mussels, and #brachiopods, which look a bit like #clams. These remarkable communities are increasingly being recognized as #biodiversity hotspots"

In the dark #ocean, these tiny creatures can smell their way home https://www.science.org/content/article/dark-ocean-these-tiny-creatures-can-smell-their-way-home

Circadian migrations of cave-dwelling #crustaceans guided by their home chemical seascape: Marie Derrien et al. https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/marine-science/articles/10.3389/fmars.2024.1448616/full

"Although it’s not clear exactly what gives each #cave its unique smell, the researchers hypothesize that compounds released by #sponges that live in the #caves are playing a role."

In the dark #ocean, these tiny creatures can smell their way home https://www.science.org/content/article/dark-ocean-these-tiny-creatures-can-smell-their-way-home

Circadian migrations of cave-dwelling #crustaceans guided by their home chemical seascape: Marie Derrien et al. https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/marine-science/articles/10.3389/fmars.2024.1448616/full

"Although it’s not clear exactly what gives each #cave its unique smell, the researchers hypothesize that compounds released by #sponges that live in the #caves are playing a role."

Parasites are everywhere. Why do so few researchers study them?
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/parasites-are-everywhere-so-why-do-so-few-researchers-study-them-180984753/
#ycombinator #Animals #Biology #Disease #Disease_and_Illnesses #Environment #Fungus #Health #Mollusks #Worms #Sponges #Starfish #Nature #Plants #Weird_Animals #wildlife