FfFfFfFF 58,846 Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 SpongeBob SquarePants may wear classy garb, but real-life sea sponges obviously don't wear pants. Sea stars like SpongeBob's partner-in-crime, Patrick, don't wear swim trunks, either. Nevertheless, marine scientist Christopher Mah quickly spotted the resemblance between the Nickelodeon cartoon characters and a real-life yellow sponge and pink sea star found deep under the Atlantic waves. A remotely operated deep-sea vehicle spotted the colorful duo on Tuesday on the side of an underwater mountain called Retriever seamount, which is located 200 miles east of New York City. "I normally avoid these refs... but WOW. REAL LIFE SpongeBob and Patrick!" Mah, a researcher affiliated with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, said. "I thought it would be funny to make the comparison, which for once was actually kind of comparable to the iconic images/colors of the cartoon characters," Mah told Insider via email. "As a biologist who specializes in sea stars, most depictions of Patrick and Spongebob are incorrect." Chondraster stars can be dark pink, light pink, or white. This star's color "was a bright pink that strongly evoked Patrick," Mah said. Source Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KURUSHITOVSKA 20,451 Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 cute ¿Qué currículum tiene ésta tarántula? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
River 128,918 Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 Where is Gary though So sploosh your juice all over me you Riverboy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke78619 23,560 Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 10 minutes ago, River said: Where is Gary though I am not revisiting that traumatic episode again insta: good_lukeing | I have nothing else to promote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Glamourpuss 29,080 Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 This is so cute. ☺️ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FfFfFfFF 58,846 Posted August 11, 2021 Author Share Posted August 11, 2021 Apparently, the sponge being yellow was exceptionally rare as they live deep in the ocean and their usual color is white. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FfFfFfFF 58,846 Posted December 31, 2021 Author Share Posted December 31, 2021 Also made the year-end list https://www.livescience.com/weirdest-deep-sea-creatures-2021 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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