Despite lacking nerves, muscles or even brains, sea sponges have the ability to expel clumps of mucus from their bodies in a sneeze-like fashion. This behavior was long known to scientists, but ...

A new study found evidence in timelapse videos that sea sponges — like humans — sneeze to get rid of mucus and other waste . Sea sponges are underwater creatures with canal systems that suck water in, ...

The next time you spot a sea sponge, say “gesundheit!” Some sponges regularly “sneeze” to clear debris from their porous bodies. It’s “like someone with a runny nose,” says team member Sally Leys, an ...

Sneezing out mucus may be one of the oldest ways for organisms to get rid of unwanted waste. A group of researchers found that sponges, one of the oldest multicellular organisms in existence, 'sneeze' ...

Sea sponges are renowned filter feeders, straining tens of thousands of litres of water through their bodies every day to collect food. But they can also ingest particles that clog their internal ...

You might be tempted to say “gesundheit,” but the sea creature’s snot helps feed other marine organisms. By Sam Jones Sneezing is far from a uniquely human behavior. Maybe you’ve seen your dog or cat ...

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Sea sponges “sneeze” in slow motion to get rid of the sand and pollutants that they suck into their bodies, and the expelled mucus may be an important food source for other marine organisms. Taking up ...