Divers Just Discovered A Real Life Spongebob Squarepants And Patrick Star In The Ocean

SpongeBob SquarePants and Patrick Star were discovered chilling in the ocean by a team of divers. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration had an underwater vessel that took a picture of a real-life yellow sponge and pink starfish duo near Retriever Seamount. Marine biologist Christopher Mah shared the image on Twitter and people couldn’t stop talking about the discovery. Only 200 miles away from New York City, down a mile, there sat the spitting image of the popular Nickelodeon characters. In scientific terms, the sponge is the Hertwigia and the starfish is a Chondraster. Interestingly enough, the coloring being so close is a happy surprise because those are not the naturally occurring hues of these organisms. Take a peek at what the Bikini Bottom transplants look like down below:

laugh I normally avoid these refs..but WOW. REAL LIFE Sponge bob and Patrick! #Okeanos Retreiver seamount 1885 m pic.twitter.com/fffKNKMFjP