Doc: "Yeah... nightly ritual here. I remember a time before smart phones and the internet where you'd
see someone like that in a film and it would bug you for 3 days ...like that tune that won't go away."
This is the Death Ball Sponge, one of 30 new species discovered on a deep ocean expedition
spearheaded by Ocean Census and the Schmidt Ocean Institute.The specimen was found at
extreme depths, specifically at 3,601 meters (approximately 2.2 miles) deep in the South Sandwich Trench.
Unlike typical sponges that filter-feed on microscopic particles, the "death-ball" is a predator.
Its surface is covered in thousands of microscopic hooks that act like Velcro, snagging small
crustaceans (such as skeleton shrimp) as they drift by. Once prey is trapped, the sponge slowly
grows new cells over the animal to break it down and absorb it alive. Real fun at parties.
-- AI Search Information.
Doc: "They do have a point there."
Gage: "...two in fact..."
Kris: "Hahaha!! Oh my ! I do love Jayne Mansfield.
Love her daughter Mariska Hargitay from SVU too!"
Res: "I find it terrific that, back then the female stars kept their
clothes on and drove men wild with imagination."
The nurse, during my annual wellness check, suggested that
at my age I should have a bar in the shower. So, I took her advice.
Gage: "You know you have a drinking problem when..."