The 'glowing' orange pods were found recently (Lies Konig/Stadecologen Utrecht) Scientists quickly worked out the strange-looking pods are a colony of Bryozoans, which are often described as a ...

The shade of bright orange gives it the effect of volcanic magma. They are Bryozoans - a rare group of small, slimy invertebrates that form colonies of thousands, causing their bag-like shape.

The rare bryozoans – small invertebrates which can form in groups of thousands, forming a ‘bag shape’ – were discovered on the bottom of a floating island in Utrecht, Holland. Ecologist ...