Cool details that were added to SB characters from real marine life

[Cha]

For example zooplankton have a little red eye dot, similar to Plankton's pupil. (credit to Katie for this)

 

Or how Squidward's pupil looks like a rectangle because that's what octopi usually look like when squinting their eyes.

 

[Sweat]

The flying scallops and clams you see in the show aren't made up

[OWM]

When Mr. Krabs starts foaming at the mouth in Sandy, SpongeBob, and the Worm, which is something real crabs actually do.

[BoJack Horseman]

53 minutes ago, Halibut said:

The flying scallops and clams you see in the show aren't made up

nice

[Jane]

In "The Pressure," when SpongeBob says he can reproduce via budding, that's how actual sea sponges reproduce.

[Zaid]

Eels from the show look really close to the Real thing, the only part is that there is limbs and a real face on it, but sometimes there is just the face, then it's a bit closer.

[crushingmayhem]

11 hours ago, Teamwork said:

In "The Pressure," when SpongeBob says he can reproduce via budding, that's how actual sea sponges reproduce.

They reproduce asexually so yes. He hasn't done it much in the show but he did it in Pressure to show Sandy what his species can do.

[The Drifter]

Mrs Puff balloons herself involuntarily when she's in stress, something real life puffer fishes do.

Starfishes literally have no brain.

There are some types of crabs who likes to collects and hoards rocks.