SCIENCE IN PICS: Coral Attacked by Sponge

In the adult phase, sponges and corals are sessile invertebrates that may compete with each other when space is at a premium.
SCIENCE IN PICS: Coral Attacked by Sponge
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<a><img src="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/09/spongecoral.jpg" alt="Hard coral attacked and ovegrown by a sponge at Lembeh Strait in Sulawesi, Indonesia. (Matthew Oldfield)" title="Hard coral attacked and ovegrown by a sponge at Lembeh Strait in Sulawesi, Indonesia. (Matthew Oldfield)" width="590" class="size-medium wp-image-1799223"/></a>
Hard coral attacked and ovegrown by a sponge at Lembeh Strait in Sulawesi, Indonesia. (Matthew Oldfield)