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How brainless sea sponges use sunset as a cue to prepare for metamorphosis

By Olivia Hewitt, Postdoctoral researcher, School of the Environment, The University of Queensland

Sea sponges are some of the world’s simplest animals – but even so, the rhythm of night and day kicks off a crucial stage of their life cycle.

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