#SPONGE

Bryan W. Conwaybryanwconwayauthor
2025-06-13
Deborah MakariosDMakarios@theres.life
2025-06-08

"the whole cheerful bathtime scrub (possibly while carolling a cheerful ditty) seems that bit more weird when you realize you are sitting in a tub of hot water rubbing yourself with the mortal remains of a late member of the family Spongiidae. Not quite showing respect for the deceased, if you know what I mean."
deborah.makarios.nz/2020/09/30
#bathtime #sponge

Niels de WinterNielsJdeWinter
2025-04-17

This cool study shows the first-ever finding of a building it's out of fluorapatite, the same mineral we use to grow our . It is also the oldest reef-building sponge found to date at 480 million years old!

pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2426

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