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throwaway173738yesterday at 1:26 PM2 repliesview on HN

I read somewhere that the first invertebrate animal ate and excreted through the same butthole-shaped oriface.


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rsa4046yesterday at 2:10 PM

Some still do: it's called a gastrovascular cavity, and is present in marine invertebrates such as Cnidaria (jellyfish, coral polyps, anemones), Ctenophores (comb jellies); Platyhelminthes (flatworms, tapeworms).

woadwarrior01yesterday at 6:02 PM

Yeah, I learnt about this from the amazing Max Bennett book: A brief history of intelligence.