Venus Flower Basket Sponge
Further, the only thing keeping this glass sponge anchored to the sea floor is a tuft of tiny glass structures called spicules, each about the thickness of a human hair.yet these sponges manage to hold firm and resist bending in
Venus flower basket sponge. This week we feature fascinating members of the hexactinellid glass sponges, the family euplectellidae, with the common name venus flower basket. The venus' flower basket looks like an otherworldly creature one would find on an alien planet. Spider webs have taught us how to make stronger fibers.
Its also as fragile as glass and is nicknames the glass sponge 2 minutes this clip is from. Other articles where euplectella aspergillum is discussed:
Venus flower basket (glass sponge) what a wonderful addition this venus flower basket will make to your seashell collection, and nautical beach house decor. Two shrimps use this deep sea sponge for shelter, for the rest of their lives. The sponge produces its fibers at low temperatures using natural materials.
Venus’s flower basket, any of several sponges of the genus euplectella, especially e. Its body is almost see through because it has tiny holes around it. Sponge coral, or venus flower basket;
Aspergillum (class hexactinellida, glass sponges). It is a marine sponge found in deep waters in pacific oceans near west indies and philippines islands. Its body is composed of silica and looks like a sculpture or, perhaps, a vase made of glassy mesh.
One of the weirdest sponges in the world, this sponge looks like a basket made by hand. The chambers throughout the body are irregular. David attenborough shows us why the venus flower basket sea sponge is so amazing.