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New Zealands's Mysterious Sponge-like Creature

Posted by timothy on from the feral-sponge dept.

Kryptonomic writes: "New Zealand's marine experts are puzzled by the parasitic sponge-like animal that could threaten NZ's aquaculture industry. Apparently the animal, which so far has not been identified, kills all other sealife by embedding itself on the victim and slowly feeding on it. The parasite also reproduces asexually and could end up dominating the ecological niche it occupies."

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  1. New Zealand by jquirke · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I hate to do this, but the country is New Zealand not New Zealands - I definitely know this - I spend 18 months of my life there.

    This might look like Flamebait/Troll, but much worse would happen if we misspelled "Americca" :-)