Marine glass sponge that builds silica skeletons

Marine glass sponge that builds silica skeletons(en.wikipedia.org)

26 points by shannietron 5 years ago | 3 comments

acd 5 years ago |

Could you grow sponges on the moon to build glass structures in space? Ie so the marine glass sponge consume silica from the moon surface? Thinking in terms of terraforming.

xbmcuser 5 years ago | |

The sponge would also need to be able to survive the cold of space and heat of the sun.

Chris2048 5 years ago | |

Wouldn't you need water for that?

acd 5 years ago |

Could you grow sponges on the moon to build glass structures in space? Ie so the marine glass sponge consume silica from the moon surface? Thinking in terms of terraforming.

xbmcuser 5 years ago | |

The sponge would also need to be able to survive the cold of space and heat of the sun.

Chris2048 5 years ago | |

Wouldn't you need water for that?