2 Comments TIL about glass sponges, once thought to be extinct for over 100 million years and only recently rediscovered in the last 25 years living on reefs of themselves at depths of 450m to 900m. It’s thought they could live up to 40k years, because of changing levels in seas most probably ONLY live 15k yrs by whatilearned June 14, 2022, 7:15 am 11 Points Upvote Downvote
4 Comments TIL that there is a company called Eternal Reefs that uses human corpses & remains to create living coral reef memorials off of the Florida coast by whatilearned February 18, 2022, 2:47 am 12 Points Upvote Downvote
7 Comments TIL about electrified coral reefs. It was discovered that if you charge an artificial reef with electricity, the coral can grow up to five times faster. In the Maldives, electrified reefs have survived bleaching events that killed almost all of the nearby natural reefs. by whatilearned October 10, 2021, 8:05 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
2 Comments TIL that the Bermudan Coat of Arms depicts a ship named The Sea Venture which sank in the early 17th century, near the Bermudan reefs and is referenced in Shakespeare’s The Tempest by whatilearned September 28, 2021, 12:09 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
4 Comments TIL that there are a total of 9 ‘walking shark’ species collectively called Epaulette sharks. These sharks are 3-feet long and live in Australia. Epaulette sharks move their pectoral fins in the front and pelvic fins in the back to plod along the seafloor—or even atop coral reefs, outside the water. by whatilearned August 29, 2021, 5:09 am 12 Points Upvote Downvote
6 Comments TIL there is a beach with pink sand on Komodo Island (the island where Komodo Dragons come from). The color comes from micro-organisms called foraminifera in local coral reefs by whatilearned August 26, 2021, 9:10 am 12 Points Upvote Downvote
1 Comment TIL dying coral reefs lack the sound attract new fish. Speakers playing healthy reef noises at dying coral reefs increases species diversity and doubles fish abundance. by whatilearned August 4, 2021, 4:54 am 12 Points Upvote Downvote
4 Comments TIL that there are certain companies (Eternal Reefs) that turns dead bodies into an Ocean Leaf. They mix the cremated remains of a person to create a pearl which is then encased in reef baals and dropped to sea where it provides a new habitat for fish and sea life and encourages vibrant ecosystem. by whatilearned March 25, 2021, 9:20 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
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