Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution | Did You Know? Meet the #OceanTwilightZone Larvacean @WHOI | Uploaded March 2023 | Updated October 2024, 23 minutes ago.
All living things have the same basic needs, with food and shelter topping the list. Larvaceans take care of both matters by building a house of mucous, complete with a fine-mesh water filter that strains out small particles of food. Rather than clean these filters, larvaceans simply abandon ship when they get clogged, which can be several times a day. Never fear—they can always secrete a new “snot palace” and have a new home sweet home within 45 minutes.
How do we know this? Thanks to the underwater robot Mesobot! Find out more at our March 22 episode of Ocean Encounters, a live virtual event exploring the world of soft-bodied animals like the larvacean!
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All living things have the same basic needs, with food and shelter topping the list. Larvaceans take care of both matters by building a house of mucous, complete with a fine-mesh water filter that strains out small particles of food. Rather than clean these filters, larvaceans simply abandon ship when they get clogged, which can be several times a day. Never fear—they can always secrete a new “snot palace” and have a new home sweet home within 45 minutes.
How do we know this? Thanks to the underwater robot Mesobot! Find out more at our March 22 episode of Ocean Encounters, a live virtual event exploring the world of soft-bodied animals like the larvacean!
Sign up at https://go.whoi.edu/oe-jellies
