A Filter Feeder Who for Now Shall Remain Nameless . . .

… Annnnd, we’re back. I trust you all enjoyed your respective holidays or lack thereof. Today I offer you a small preview in the form of this little video. Any ideas what this organism’s common name might be? You will probably need to be a biologist or an oceanographer to get this, but here’s a hint: this is visible with the naked eye, and the large structure that comes in from the right is (I believe) a dropper adding a solution of food particles. The “mouth” of the organism is the opening at left, and if you watch carefully, you can see it sucking in the tiny particles as it filter feeds. Those are all the hints you get for now . . . and no cheating by looking it up, at least if you want to make a guess. : )