Got a new study out @CurrentBiology showing how sponges sneeze in slow motion to shed particulate waste. It’s open source! #nature #Science

@LucreSnooker Good question! We considered that migrating cells in sponge tissues might be involved, but these move very slowly, typically less than 15 um per min. See: Bond, C. (1992). Continuous cell movements rearrange anatomical structures in intact sponges. J Exp Zool, 263(3), 284-302.

@CoralReefFish @MikeMihalitsis Word. We paid 7K for our latest open access publication. Up in Europe. Department covered it.

@taxochica @IBED_UvA @FAME_IBED_UvA @SpongeLoop It could be, we were only confident in naming the genus as we had no samples of the sponge

Had a lot of fun talking about our latest @SpongeLoop research on one of UK‘s most successful kids podcasts 🤩 From 10 min 30 sec onwards, I talk about sea sponges and how these animals at the other end of the evolution spectrum can sneeze to shed marine dust 🤧

@miriam_reverter @seawitch713 @PlymUni @UniOldenburg Right on, Miriam. Have fun!! 🪸🪸🪸

@carlosduartephd Many reefs there are subject to strong currents, hence good water quality, many incoming coral larvae and resident fish. Yet they‘re reduced to rubble zones by dynamite fishing. Heard the bangs myself in 2017. is there a focus on consolidating those rubble zones? Gain/cost 🚀

I'm discussing “Sea sponges ‘sneeze’ to dispose waste” with @clemoscatarina, @frankschoschka, and Science Society. Wednesday, Sep 21 at 15:30 GMT 2 in @clubhouse. Join us!

Had the pleasure to chat for 10 min with Tom on @NewstalkFM about my new study on sneezing sponges. Listen in to find out how I discovered this peculiar behavior 🧽🤧 @IBED_UvA @FAME_IBED_UvA

@jvitak @jenn_rubin @AmandaMurdie No you just treat it like any other contracted service

@AmandaMurdie Many good points, but the obvious solution is to pay people for the work

@expeditionlog It appears even among sponges the duration of contraction-expansion cycles can vary dramatically. Similar purpose for pulsations in deep-sea sponges (so much more difficult to study) is not far-fetched, perhaps a topic to discuss at WSC in Oct with @brian_strehlow & @SallyLeys

RT @IBED_UvA: The sneezing #sponges were featured in 250+ news articles around the world! 🤧 One more video? Small critters eat the sponge m…

Anyone know this species? Curaçao, forereef, 14m, nighttime

#seahorse #naturelovers

Porites corals are colonies of marvelous, mm-sized polyps 🤩 Each polyp is a translucent animal, harboring colorful symbiotic algae. #NaturePhotography #NatureBeauty

@JustinTrudeau How about you get the details? ‘Cause you are on a good way but you need more!

@jonny_teague @ICRS_2022 @BristolUni @BristolUniPhys Noted :)

@BradWeilerDives @AMBonacolta Aaah trains in Germany are also unreliable. All the best hope you are well on your way!

Here we go, @ICRS_2022 If you are interested in how energy is moving in coral reefs, you might wanna check out my presentation on Monday, July 4th at 12:15 in Salon Sharoun! #ICRS2022