Bermuda Beasts
Is the Chicken Liver Sponge A Plant or An Animal?
Is it a plant? Is it an animal? Scientists believe that sponges are a very primitive animal, one of the first groups to branch off the evolutionary tree after the common ancestor of all animals. They are multi-cellular organisms that rely on water flow through their stationary bodies in order to feed and remove wastes – we think this makes chicken liver sponge (Chondrilla nucula) beast enough to be included in our Bermuda Beasts series! 1. So named for…
September 25, 2023