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On september 5 the preliminary schedule of the 11th International sponge symposium will be announced!
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Happy to share our new @Ecology_Letters review on measuring habitat complexity and spatial heterogeneity in ecology: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…

Measuring habitat complexity and spatial heterogeneity in ecology

Given the rise of remote-sensing, up-to-date and clear guidance on measuring complexity is urgently needed. Here we review how complexity is measured in ecology. We provide a framework for metrics...

onlinelibrary.wiley.com
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Now THAT’s a headline. 🤧 “Sea sponges launch slow-motion snot rockets to clean their pores”sciencenews.org/article/sea-…

Sea sponges launch slow-motion snot rockets to clean their pores

Sea sponges rely on a sneezing mechanism to clear their pores, using mucus to flush out debris. This mucus provides food for other marine life.

sciencenews.org
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Our sneezing sponges 🤧 are now also in the print version of the #NewYorkTimes Actually it was in the science section yesterday, but was only in stores on Hawai'i today... The perks of #islandlife 😝 @FAME_IBED_UvA @IBED_UvA @UvA_Science @SpongeLoop
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SpongeLoop retweeted
IBED@IBED_UvA16 Aug 2022
The sneezing #sponges were featured in 250+ news articles around the world! 🤧 One more video? Small critters eat the sponge mucus, making the sponge a vital part of the ecosystem 🪱 [Kornder et al. Current Biology] @KornderA @SpongeLoop @FAME_IBED_UvA @CurrentBiology
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Spons niest afval uit dlvr.it/SWhyym
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Last chance to register as an early bird for the 11th International Sponge Symposium! #sponge
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Only a few more days to register as an early bird for the 11th International Sponge Symposium in Leiden, the Netherlands!
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SpongeLoop retweeted
IBED@IBED_UvA11 Aug 2022
New study by #IBED @KornderA and colleagues shows that sponges 'sneeze' to get rid of waste. Beautiful time-lapse shows the mucus collecting at central points and the sponge sneezing 👇 @FAME_IBED_UvA @SpongeLoop Credit: Daniel Stoupin (Current Biology, Kornder et al.)
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a big thank you to study authors @KornderA, @SpongeLoop Jasper de Goeij, Yuki Esser and @SallyLeys for chatting with me and to Ben Müller for the beautiful sponge pics 📸 many thanks to @VibrioSoup as well for his ocean invertebrates & microbes wisdom🪸 🦠
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Sponges sneeze life into the reef! Our new study by @KornderA et al. show that sponges release mucus-bound particles from the outflow opening, transport them on their surfaces, and release them with a sneeze in the environment! #spongeloop @FAME_IBED_UvA
UvA Amsterdam@UvA_Amsterdam10 Aug 2022
Fascinating new study by @KornderA and colleagues @IBED_UvA in @CurrentBiology: Sponges ‘sneeze’ to clear their water channels. With a sneeze 🤧 the sponge releases a type of mucus that is eaten by other animals 👉 go.uva.nl/3QhbEEu
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...and the New Scientist newscientist.com/article/233…

Sponges can ‘sneeze’ and other sea creatures eat their mucus | New Scientist

Despite having no nerves or muscles, sea sponges slowly contract to squeeze sand and debris out of the openings they feed through

newscientist.com
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The Guardian theguardian.com/environment/…

Achoo! Sea sponges sneeze to clear their pores, marine experts say

Study suggests waste disposal system of the creatures, which look like little chimneys, is more complex than thought

theguardian.com
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Science @ScienceMagazine science.org/content/article/…

Sponges sneeze too, as this video shows

The intricate process cleans clogs and feeds fish

science.org
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Nature @NaturePortfolio nature.com/articles/d41586-0…

How a sponge ‘sneezes’ mucus: against the flow

Nature - A seemingly simple marine animal clears particles from its tubes with sneeze-like contractions.

nature.com
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...and being picked up by the media, such as The New York Times nytimes.com/2022/08/10/scien…

Sneeze by Sneeze, Sponges Fill the Seas With Their Mucus (Published 2022)

You might be tempted to say “gesundheit,” but the sea creature’s snot helps feed other marine organisms.

nytimes.com
Here is the study: Niklas A. Kornder, Yuki Esser, Daniel Stoupin, Sally P. Leys, Benjamin Mueller, Mark J.A. Vermeij, Jef Huisman, Jasper M. de Goeij, Sponges sneeze mucus to shed particulate waste from their seawater inlet pores, Current Biology, 2022 sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
Our paper made it on the cover of @FunEcology 🥳 @FAME_IBED_UvA @IBED_UvA @UvA_Science
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