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Welcome to the Larvacean Snot Palace!

These tiny sea creatures secrete mucus which creates homes that work like filtration devices, allowing edible particles of seawater to pass through.


The mucus house cradles the larvacean as the tail pumps the seawater through.  The outer house is believed the protect the creature from stings.  The inner house contains the channels used for filtering.


The team used a DeepPIV imaging system, which is able to views these "frail, flimsy animals" and opens the door more research into jelly-like creatures and others.



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