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At around 300 years old, these sponges are no spring chickens. To survive, they evolved a similar microbe-based strategy—only they eat the tubes left behind by the worms, which have been dead for 2,000 years. 📷: Morganti, ET AL., Nature Communications 7/10 https://t.co/eaeoLhzcse — PolitiTweet.org

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Boetius and her colleagues discovered that the ridge is no longer dominated by worms, but instead plays home to enormous sponges, each up to 3 feet wide. 📷: Antje Boetius/Alfred-Wegener-Institut/PS101 Awi Ofos System 6/10 https://t.co/8mZSP6N8IV — PolitiTweet.org

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Thus an extinct, fossilized hydrothermal ecosystem fuels an even more bizarre assemblage of life. “We are probably looking at a recycling system where one community lives using biomass of an ancient community that is no longer alive” says Boetius. 8/10 — PolitiTweet.org

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