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Animalicious: Pelagic Tunicates – free floating oceanic sea squirts
Its summer! there is going to snorkeling at the piers! i’m highly excited so I think its good to learn about the things you can possibly find when you are stranded in the vast oceans after being overly optimistic with the idea of living on a boat with just a supply of coconuts and 4g wifi.
Tunicate facts:
– in larvae form, they superficially look like a tadpole
– they are the only animals can do reverse their blood circulation
– they are filter feeders, mostly eating plankton but there are predatory seasquirts as well, using their filters as a trap.
– pelagic tunicates are usually solitary animals but are sometimes found in colonies. Certain types of pelagic tunicates can make massive colonies (30 meters long!) like the ones found in this video
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