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The juvenile sea squirt wanders through the sea searching for a suitable rock or hunk of coral to cling to and make its home for life. For this task, it has a rudimentary nervous system. When it finds its spot and takes root, it doesn't need its brain anymore so it eats it!
The juvenile sea squirt wanders through the sea searching for a suitable rock or hunk of coral to cling to and make its home for life. For this task, it has a rudimentary nervous system. When it finds its spot and takes root, it doesn't need its brain anymore so it eats it!
Approximate author period: c. 1983 AD · modern
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- Daniel Dennett
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- Approximate author period: c. 1983 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Daniel Dennett: life dates 1942 to 2024. Wikidata Q215263, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q215263 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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