Learn about many amazing and wonderful life forms. This course covers the secret life of sea creatures, their survival secrets, how they feed, breathe grow and die. Nature is more imaginative than a thousand science fiction authors. You will see the predators and monsters of science fiction have all been invented by nature, millions of years ago. Sponges are the untapped biochemical lab of the sea.
Sponges use currents in clever ways.
We examine the spicules of sponges under the microscope. They are beautiful. Protozoa micro world of marine life, where the the struggle for life begins. Most life on the planet occurs at the microscopic level. We really see very little of the real life on earth.