PORE-t Hole Pals

Ahhhh-CHOO! Was that your neighbor, or your sponge?!   This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science.   Kitchen sponges are modeled after sea sponges. These marine animals have no brains or muscles. They just sit and eat all day! Sounds nice. But, what about cleaning off?

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Marine Mucus Shelter

Hate cleaning house? Here’s a fun new solution! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Larvaceans are ocean creatures that resemble tadpoles. Every day they build a three-foot long mucus shelter that also traps food. To eat, the larvacean pumps and filters seawater through this gooey

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