This snot moved against the flow of incoming water. In the footage, Leys’ group saw tiny specks of mucus leaving the pores. archeri revealed a further effect of such sneezing. Typically, water enters through a sponge’s pores and leaves through a hole near its top.īut time-lapse videos of A. Sea sponges were known to contract their bodies in an action dubbed “sneezing.” But scientists thought sponges only did this to push water through their bodies in a one-way flow. The sponge’s mucus is “constantly streaming.” Leys is an evolutionary biologist at the University of Alberta. It’s “like someone with a runny nose,” says team member Sally Leys. #seasponges #animals #marinebiology #science #learnitontiktok ♬ original sound – sciencenewsofficial Sponges may be the last animal you’d expect to find sneezing, but time-lapse videos show they launch slow-motion snot rockets.
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