Converging ocean currents bring floating life and garbage together (IMAGE)

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Converging ocean currents bring floating life and garbage together

Caption

The violet snails Janthina construct floating bubble rafts by dipping their body into the air and trapping one bubble at a time, which they then wrap in mucus and stick to their float.

Credit

Denis Riek, The Global Ocean Surface Ecosystem Alliance (GO-SEA) Field Guide (CC-BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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