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Carnivorous "Death-Ball" Sponge Among 30 New Deep-Sea Weirdos Discovered In The Southern OceanA pinkish thing, with lots of spheres attached to its body and also red arms.

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Carnivorous "Death-Ball" Sponge Among 30 New Deep-Sea Weirdos Discovered In The Southern OceanA pinkish thing, with lots of spheres attached to its body and also red arms.
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Carnivorous "Death-Ball" Sponge Among 30 New Deep-Sea Weirdos Discovered In The Southern Ocean

clock-iconOctober 30, 2025

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The Longest Living Animals On Earth Have Been Alive For 2,300 YearsA sponge the size of a minivan, the largest on record, was found in summer 2015 during a deep-sea expedition in Hawaii.

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The Longest Living Animals On Earth Have Been Alive For 2,300 YearsA sponge the size of a minivan, the largest on record, was found in summer 2015 during a deep-sea expedition in Hawaii.
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The Longest Living Animals On Earth Have Been Alive For 2,300 Years

clock-iconOctober 3, 2025
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At Least 541 Million Years Old, These Might Be The First Animals To Evolve On Planet EarthAgelas clathrodes, also known as the orange elephant ear sponge, is a species of demosponge

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At Least 541 Million Years Old, These Might Be The First Animals To Evolve On Planet EarthAgelas clathrodes, also known as the orange elephant ear sponge, is a species of demosponge
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At Least 541 Million Years Old, These Might Be The First Animals To Evolve On Planet Earth

clock-iconOctober 2, 2025
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Ping-Pong Sponges, Dragonfish, And Snailfish Eggs Delight Scientists Exploring The Planet’s Most Remote Trenches“ping pong” sponge (Chondrocladia sp.). Known for its spherical, spiny appendages, this carnivorous sponge uses hook-like structures to trap prey.

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Ping-Pong Sponges, Dragonfish, And Snailfish Eggs Delight Scientists Exploring The Planet’s Most Remote Trenches“ping pong” sponge (Chondrocladia sp.). Known for its spherical, spiny appendages, this carnivorous sponge uses hook-like structures to trap prey.
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Ping-Pong Sponges, Dragonfish, And Snailfish Eggs Delight Scientists Exploring The Planet’s Most Remote Trenches

clock-iconJune 4, 2025
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Anoxycalyx Joubini: This Giant Volcano Sponge Found In Antarctica May Live For 15,000 YearsAnoxycalyx joubini, with a diver inside.

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Anoxycalyx Joubini: This Giant Volcano Sponge Found In Antarctica May Live For 15,000 YearsAnoxycalyx joubini, with a diver inside.
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Anoxycalyx Joubini: This Giant Volcano Sponge Found In Antarctica May Live For 15,000 Years

clock-iconFebruary 4, 2025
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These Bizarre Antarctic Animals Can Live For 11,000 Yearsa group of Monorhaphis sp. sponge attached to a rock

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These Bizarre Antarctic Animals Can Live For 11,000 Yearsa group of Monorhaphis sp. sponge attached to a rock
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These Bizarre Antarctic Animals Can Live For 11,000 Years

clock-iconDecember 9, 2024
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"Real-Life Spongebob And Patrick" Found Hanging Out In The Sea By NOAAarticle image

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"Real-Life Spongebob And Patrick" Found Hanging Out In The Sea By NOAAarticle image
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"Real-Life Spongebob And Patrick" Found Hanging Out In The Sea By NOAA

clock-iconJuly 30, 2021

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Over 100 Dead Seals Wash Ashore At The World's Deepest Lakearticle image

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Over 100 Dead Seals Wash Ashore At The World's Deepest Lakearticle image
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Over 100 Dead Seals Wash Ashore At The World's Deepest Lake

clock-iconNovember 1, 2017

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7 Deep Sea Dwellers Who Hardly Look Like Animals At Allarticle image

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7 Deep Sea Dwellers Who Hardly Look Like Animals At Allarticle image
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7 Deep Sea Dwellers Who Hardly Look Like Animals At All

clock-iconOctober 17, 2014

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MBARI Researchers Describe Four New “Killer Sponges”article image

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MBARI Researchers Describe Four New “Killer Sponges”article image
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MBARI Researchers Describe Four New “Killer Sponges”

clock-iconApril 14, 2014

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Gorgeous Time Lapse of Slow Marine Animal Movementarticle image

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Gorgeous Time Lapse of Slow Marine Animal Movementarticle image
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Gorgeous Time Lapse of Slow Marine Animal Movement

clock-iconMarch 28, 2014