This Is Our Closest Invertebrate Relative

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Guess who our closest invertebrate relative is? Drumroll, please – it's the sea sponge! Yeah, those squishy things you see at the beach. Turns out, genetically speaking, we've got some distant family ties with these underwater blobby buddies. It's like having a sea sponge cousin, but way, way back in the family tree. So, next time you're at the shore, give a nod to your invertebrate kin – they're keeping it simple in the ocean while we're out here overcomplicating everything on land. Cheers to the sponges!  Credit: CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0: Aplidiumcalifornicum: By jkirkhart35 - https://flic.kr/p/CGuxD, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=9107442 translucent Tunicate: By Chika Watanabe - https://flic.kr/p/6ps6R, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=29005028 Sea Pork: By Jerry Kirkhart - https://flic.kr/p/4o2avG, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=48245142 CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/: Orange Tunicate Colony: By Saxophlute, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=61680041 Tunicate komodo: By Nhobgood Nick Hobgood, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5633976 CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0: Microcosmus sabatieri: By Sylvain Le Bris, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=101376676 Predatory tunicate: By Eric Polk, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=134515763 Animation is created by Bright Side.  Music by Epidemic Sound  https://www.epidemicsound.com/ Music from TheSoul Sound: https://thesoul-sound.com/  Subscribe to Bright Side : https://goo.gl/rQTJZz ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Our Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brightside/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brightside.official/ Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@brightside.official?lang=en  Stock materials (photos, footages and other): https://www.depositphotos.com https://www.shutterstock.com https://www.eastnews.ru  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For more videos and articles visit: http://www.brightside.me/

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00:00 This giant slimy blob is your cousin, well, at least genetically speaking.

00:06 The squishy creature with a tongue-like appearance is called a seapork.

00:11 Having a rubbery and meaty texture, these animals are amongst some of the most highly

00:16 evolved marine invertebrates.

00:17 They're also super important for water quality because they feed on particles of the water

00:23 and filter them out, making the ocean more clear.

00:27 Seaporks are actually our closest invertebrate relatives as well.

00:31 Still, there are about 3,000 diverse types of seaporks, ranging in size, shapes, and

00:37 color.

00:38 They like to attach themselves to hard surfaces, so you might be able to spot them on rocks,

00:43 corals, or the underside of boats.

00:46 But here's a warning.

00:48 Although there are some edible forms of seapork in East Asia, not all of them are like that.

00:54 So better not try to eat them, you know, just in case.

00:57 (upbeat music)

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