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Sponges Can Sneeze, May Have New Sensory Organ

Posted January 15, 2014 10:34 AM

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I don't know if you were aware, but sponges sneeze. That's a surprise, since sneezes result when nerve cells sense the presence of some sort of irritating, foreign particle. But sponges, one of the earliest evolving animals, aren't thought to possess a single sensory cell. That appears to be wrong.

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