Now I know that carnivorous sponges exist.
Carnivores
Submitted 2 weeks ago by fossilesque@mander.xyz to science_memes@mander.xyz
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someguy7734206@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
fossilesque@mander.xyz 2 weeks ago
Get learned.
FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
The more I learn about what else lives in the ocean, the more I’m thinking y’all need to not tell me about what’s in the ponds here.
WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
There’s a reason why we got the fuck out of there.
jballs@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
Wtf is a carnivorous sponge? Actually, maybe don’t answer that. I don’t need more nightmare fuel in my life.
protist@mander.xyz 2 weeks ago
Sounds like they mostly exist miles deep in the ocean, where tiny scavengers are a more stable food supply. So like carnivorous plants, they evolved carnivory because they lacked alternative sources of nutrients.
jballs@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
Cool, I will do my best to avoid them.
corvus@lemmy.ml 2 weeks ago
AFAIK SpongeBob is not vegetarian.
usernamesAreTricky@lemmy.ml 2 weeks ago
According to series animator Vincent Waller, “there is absolutely no meat in the Krabby Patty. There’s no animal product in there”, something which was always planned by series creator Stephen Hillenburg.[9]
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he stated that there is no meat served in Bikini Bottom except at the Chum Bucket.
FooBarrington@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Definitely not, according to the Bikini Bottom Horror.
grue@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Aren’t all sponges carnivorous (or at least omnivorous) since they’re filter-feeders?
weariedfae@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Apparently the term is reserved for sponges that aren’t filter feeders but are kinda sticky like velcro and catch stuff that way.
Mikufan@ani.social 2 weeks ago
Well, its technically more efficient…
Shampiss@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
Carnivorous plants ain’t chompin on bugs just for the clout, they got legit reasons to mess up those insects
They grow in weak ass soil that has no nitrogen. Carnivore plants be out the grinding. Gobbling up mad insects to get some N
agressivelyPassive@feddit.de 2 weeks ago
So you’re telling me, they kill beings because they are bad at proper due diligence while soil scouting?
ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
They didn’t want to abandon the industry that was killing them
sploosh@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
They can’t live in soil that’s got what they need because the nutrients burn the plants’ roots. They got so specialized for nutrient-poor bogs that they can’t live anywhere else.
NeatNit@discuss.tchncs.de 2 weeks ago
Would you rather leave that soil barren? At least something grows on it now!