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Sea creatures’ sticky ‘mucus houses’ catch ocean carbon really fast

New deepwater laser tool measures filtering power of giant larvaceans’ snot bubbles

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MUCUS HOUSE  The pale inner house (rounded flank in foreground) as well as a big, stickier outer envelope of a larvacean’s shelter could be important in ocean carbon cycles.

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By Susan Milius

- More than 2 years ago

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Never underestimate the value of a disposable mucus house.