MARINE SCIENTISTS SPOT THE 'REAL LIFE'

SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS AND PATRICK STAR!
  • 07 Aug - 13 Aug, 2021
  • Mag The Weekly
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Since it first aired back in 1999, SpongeBob SquarePants has been one of the most popular cartoons around the world. The Nickelodeon series follows the main character, a yellow sea sponge named SpongeBob and his best friend, a pink sea star named Patrick Star on their adventures around Bikini Bottom. Now, marine scientists have spotted a yellow sea sponge and pink sea star hanging out together in real life. The adorable duo were spotted on the side of an underwater mountain called Retriever seamount, around 200 miles east of New York City. Christopher Mah, a scientist with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), shared his findings on Twitter, joking, “I normally avoid these refs... but WOW. REAL LIFE SpongeBob and Patrick!” The animals were spotted by a remotely operated vehicle (ROVs), sent from the NOAA's Okeanos Explorer ship. Mah explained that they are a Hertwigia (sponge) and Chondraster (starfish). This isn't the first time that a 'real life' Patrick Star has been spotted in the flesh. In 2019, a photo of a Patrick Star-like starfish went viral on Twitter.

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