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Scientists learn how tiny critters make ocean 'snot palaces'

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Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute's (MBARI) remotely operated vehicle (ROV) aboard research vessel Pt. Lobos as it comes up after a "photo" dive. ( Jonathan Blair/Corbis via Getty Images )Master builders of the sea construct the equivalent of a complex five-story house that protects them from predators and funnels and filters food for them — all from snot coming out of their heads.And when these delicate mucus homes get clogged, the tadpole-looking critters — called giant larvaceans — build a new one.

Usually every day or so.These so-called “snot palaces” could possibly help human construction if scientists manage to crack the mucus architectural code, said Kakani Katija, a bioengineer at Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute.Her.

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