Posted on 08/20/2003 11:54:57 AM PDT by Pro-Bush
"It's incredible, really. We're looking at these things that are not known to be visual animals yet we're finding these fascinating optical properties that are built into their bodies," Kochevar said.
Good design wouldn't you say?
Scientific American has picked up on it as well. Amazing Sponges
Here's an interesting little 'snippet' from their article:
"each spicule is capped with a cross-shaped antenna of sorts. The flat spokes of the antenna capture light, which then travels directly down the silica tube of the spicule to the garden of green thriving at the base."
Boy that evolution sure is crafty. And what a choice of words the author used!
FRegards, M_M
Taking inspiration from the age of telecommunications, Italian scientists recently discovered the secret of the symbionts. It turns out that some sponges have a system of fiber optics that allows them to gather what little light reaches their murky depths and to direct it to the algae.
From: Scientific American
When evolutionists can prove to me that needing a million dollars results in a million dollars being deposited in my bank account, I will start believing in evolution.
Did the Clintoons take up SCUBA diving???
wow !
Sponges like our treasure have an interesting commensal relationship with some species of shrimp. Pairs of shrimp penetrate the sponge skeleton and upon growing are unable to escape. They spend their entire lives in this "sponge prison". In olden Japan, our treasure was frequently offered as a wedding present to symbolize the idea "until death do us part".
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