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In Japan, these sponges are used as a symbol of eternal love and are sometimes exchanged between a couple on there wedding day, for in the wild, the sponge commonly houses a pair of mated shrimp.

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Its body and skeleton form in the shape of a vase, and on average grow to around 10 inches long. Small tufts of fibers keep the animal situated on the ocean floor. These fibers are as thin as a human hair and can be used biologically to create glass.

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The sponges feed off of organic debris that sink to the ocean floor, as well as provide shelter for other small deep-sea organisms. They also hold a symbiotic relationship with some species of shrimp that clean the sponge in exchange for shelter and food.

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The sponges usually inhabit deep waters off the coast of Japan, the Philippines, and other parts of the western Pacific and Indian oceans. There natural occurrence is fairly rare and they are very hard to come by

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Euplectella aspergillum

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Venus' flower basket sponges are are a member of the Hexactinellida, or glass sponge class, for its entire skeleton is made of tiny, delicate silica structures that form a lattice and make up the majority of the animal.