4 New 'Killer Sponges' Discovered in Pacific

Wednesday, April 16, 2014 - 13:17 in Paleontology & Archaeology

They don't have gaping maws or fearsome talons. But don't be fooled. These sponges — though they look like fuzzy twigs — are killers. Scientists found four new species of carnivorous sponges that prey on small animals on the seafloor.

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