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Indo-Pacific sponge Chelonaplysilla sp.

Sponges can ‘sneeze’ and other sea creatures eat their mucus

10 August 2022

Despite having no nerves or muscles, sea sponges slowly contract to squeeze sand and debris out of the openings they feed through

A snapping shrimp (Alpheus heterochaelis) at night

Snapping shrimps have helmets to ward off shock waves from their claws

5 July 2022

Snapping shrimps seem immune to the shock waves their claws produce to kill or stun other animals – and it is all thanks to their head gear

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