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What eats sponges?
tiny fish nibble on them
Why do scientist classify sponges as a simple animal and not a plant?
It eats zxcv
What eats phylum porifera?
Many of the reef fishes feed on sponges for their diet.
What eats hawk bill turtle?
what do hawk beak turtles eat sponges
Do sponges eats small fish?
no sponges do not eat small fish they move slowly across the ground like starfish and eat bacteria of rocks and coral.
What type of turtle eats sponge?
Yes and they also enjoy eating old boat propellars
What do dog face puffer fish eat?
It eats sponges and stony corals these two foods are their favorite.
What organism eats yellow tube sponges?
Many coral reef organisms eat yellow tube sponges like angelfishes, filefishes, cowfishes and spadefish. Also the Hawksbill sea turtle.
What does the knobby sea star eat?
It eats especially sessile life forms include hard corals and sponges in aquarium.
Why do nudibranches eat toxic sponges?
The reasons why any animal eats a particular organism is never clear. A top reason why Nudibranchs might eat 'toxic sponges' is that there was not much else available to eat and it was easy to eat the sponges. These sponges were a niche that was unfilled and the Nudibranches adapted to take it. The sponges are still partially toxic to Nudibranchs! They often have specially lined stomachs to protect them from the sponges sharp spicules and the toxins from the sponge accumulate in them. When a predator tries to eat a nudibranch it gets a nasty mouthful of these toxins.
How spongin and spicules discourage predator from eating sponges?
Spongin and spicules are the sponges body support and defence. They both cover a sponge, and if a predator eats it it will be hurt. It will be hard to eat it, because of the sharpness and roughness of the outside. Well at least in the spicules case.
How do spongin and spicules discourage predators from eating sponges?
Spongin and spicules are the sponges body support and defence. They both cover a sponge, and if a predator eats it it will be hurt. It will be hard to eat it, because of the sharpness and roughness of the outside. Well at least in the spicules case.
