You don’t have to visit Bikini Bottom to see SpongeBob SquarePants and Patrick. This real-life sea sponge and sea star were spotted more than a mile deep in the Atlantic Ocean. The discovered pair definitely aren’t friends. This kind of sea star eats sponges!

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA/Office of Exploration and Research (OER) (sponge); alexanderon/Shutterstock.com (Spongebob & Patrick)
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