Balloon Houses in the deep https://www.oceanblogs.org/msm130/2024/08/03/balloon-houses-in-the-deep/

As mucus net feeders, they build huge and really beautiful ‘houses’ around their bodies that comprise two layers of filters. By beating their tails, they drive a feeding current through those mucus houses, and in this way #larvaceans are able to concentrate food particles and other suspended matter in the water column. They discard their houses, when they get clogged and build the new filtration system.

“Balloon” Houses in the deep | MSM130 Polar Beast – exploring East Greenland's coastline

My boyfriend (at the time) and I were on the phone, super excited, fan girling over Kakani and her work on giant #larvaceans. During the talk, my friend showed up at my door so we could go for a walk together; so, I let her in ― at a distance. I was in the middle of trying to come up with a question to ask. My boyfriend was cheering me on, and my friend didn’t really know what was happening, but watched on, amused. (2/6)