Doctoral student Dawn Vaughn conducted an experiment in order to find out the response of sand dollar larvae when they sense predators are near.In order to accomplish his objective, he exposed four day old sand dollar larvae to fish mucus, a sign that danger is closed, and found that larvae created clones of themselves within 24 hours.
On the other hand, larvae that were not exposed to the fish mucus did not clone themselves. As a result of the experiment, now the scientist thinks that cloning may provide a double benefit: by doubling themselves, they have a second chance to ensure their genetic information survives even if one larva is eaten. Additionally, being smaller makes it easier for larvae to hide from fish.
In conclusion, this is another evidence of the power of nature and how certain creatures are capable of doing things, such as cloning themselves, in order to avoid danger.
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