This is a Sea Apple

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The evolution of metabolism is fun to think about. Just look at all the crazy ways there are to make a living on this planet? For example, here we see a sea apple - a round, colorful type of sea cucumber that sits around all day just filter feeding.

At first glance it seems he’s really stuffing his fat little face but he actually gets next to nothing per mouthful. Just a few white specs it caught, drifting in the water.

Think on this: each bite needs to have enough calories, on average, to justify the energy spent moving his arm, scraping it clean, and digesting the particles. After all that, there must be extra calories left over for maintenance and growth. Thinking about the mathematics of this metabolism is wild!

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