Do you know what the longest-living animal on the planet is? The answer may just surprise you! Here's more about this unique, ...

The species were found exclusively “living in association with deep-sea glass sponges on seamounts in the northwest Pacific,” ...

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Sea sponges, among the oldest creatures in existence ... In the study, researchers observed fish and other animals feeding off of the sponge's recently sneezed-out mucus. "Some organic matter ...

A large sponge, a cluster of anemones ... flourishing ecosystems supporting an array of animal life, including corals, icefish, giant sea spiders, and octopus. The discovery offers new insights ...

The sponge's branching limbs are covered in tiny, barbed hooks, which act like Velcro to capture passing prey, mainly copepods and other small crustaceans ...

But the sponge may benefit too, possibly from prey that the worm attracts. In the video above Dr Ana Riesgo Gil and Dr Sergio Taboada Moreno, researchers at the Museum, discuss the odd relationship of ...