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Old 11-07-2007, 08:59 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Porcipine Sponge??

This sponge (?) has spines!!

I took pics of this creature tonight....





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Old 11-07-2007, 09:07 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Doni, it looks like it's exploding in slow motion.
You have 36 yrs to get out of the house before it blows!
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Old 11-07-2007, 09:09 PM   #3 (permalink)
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LOL... well... I'd better start packing...

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Old 11-07-2007, 09:18 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Re: Porcipine Sponge??

looks like bleached zoo's wrapped in cotton, hope it dosent spread lol. Thanks for all the help Woody, I was lost at sea
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Old 11-07-2007, 09:59 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Re: Porcipine Sponge??

That is a "ball sponge " , Tetya sp. . These sponges can actually walk on those "spines". It is also how they bud off off-spring Matter of fact I see 2 of them at the 1:00-O'clock - 2:00-O'clock position. Yours looks close to Tethya wilhelma

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Oh wow that is so cool. thanks for the info as usual Boomer, I just assumed they were spicules...
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Old 11-08-2007, 09:45 AM   #7 (permalink)
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Old 11-08-2007, 09:49 AM   #8 (permalink)
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Pretty cool looking!
Wonder how many babies they can produce?
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Cool! It looks like a baby is already walking away. Hard to tell though, can you get a close up?
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Old 11-08-2007, 11:56 AM   #10 (permalink)
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They get quite large. Have several in my tank running away from a sponge eating Cowry I have.
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Mike

Great link, I did not find that one
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Great link, I did not find that one
Ya you did... I found it in your google images search

I think caffeine has a pretty similar affect on me...
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