This is Cristatella mucedo, a freshwater bryozoan...

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This is Cristatella mucedo, a freshwater bryozoan whose colonies can move as a unit like a slug. Is that not the coolest thing you’ve ever heard of? No? Well you can go eat a bag of dicks. <3

95 ♥ / 24 February, 2012 / Source: photos.onderwaterwereld.org

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Cristatella mucedo, a freshwater bryozoan whose colonies can move as a unit like a slug.
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ZOMG. I’ve never heard of this before. Amazing.
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Holy CRAP, this is sooooooooooo cool!!!! Bryozoans FTW!
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