glumshoe:glumshoe:The harp sponge, or Chondrocladia lyra, is a species of deep-sea carnivorous spong
glumshoe:glumshoe:The harp sponge, or Chondrocladia lyra, is a species of deep-sea carnivorous sponge. Researches with the Monterrey Bay Research Aquarium Institute discovered in 2012 at a depth of nearly two miles below sea level. The sponge preys upon small crustaceans using sharp spicules - tiny, velcro-like hooks - to capture prey, then secretes a digestive membrane to envelop and break it down into particles small enough to be absorbed through the sponge’s pores. #it’s like a spider web but without the spider@thewavesbrokeontheshore -- source link