Sticky sleeping bag
Trying to sleep on the reef is a dangerous game. The sea currents could carry your smell to potential predators whilst you're asleep. The parrot fish has come up with a fantastic way of preventing this in the shape of a mucousy sleeping bag. The Great Barrier Reef team managed to film this for the first time.
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