Blue Planet II gets X-rated and showcases a penis-shaped deep-sea sponge that is home to sex-mad shrimps
A TODGER-shaped, ten-inch-long sponge that is home to sex-mad shrimps is the standout star of Blue Planet II.
The hit nature show returned to BBC1 last night, 16 years after the first series.
Venus’s flower basket, the love nest for shrimps, features in next Sunday’s episode, The Deep, narrated by Sir David Attenborough, 91.
An insider said: “It’s going to be one of the naughtiest animals Sir David has spoken about in 65 years on TV. Just looking at it is bound to have viewers in giggles.
“Even the producers and filmmakers couldn’t stop laughing when they discovered this rude sponge off the Galapagos Islands.”
The rare creature is found 1,000 metres down off the Pacific’s Galapagos Islands. It is seen as a symbol of eternal love in Japan.
It is extremely fragile as it is made of a glass-like substance called silica.
Viewers will also see a flapjack octopus, huge Humboldt squid and terrifying fang tooth fish which has the largest teeth relative to body size for any creature in the entire ocean.
Blue Planet II captivated viewers with a transgender fish, called a kobudai, and giant trevallies that leap out of the water and eat birds.
BLUE PLANET TWO REVIEW
AFTER 65 years on our screens, David Attenborough proved he’s still the king of prime-time telly as Blue Planet II splashed onto our screens last night.
From a bird-eating fish that had viewers screaming at the TV to the tear-jerking final moment that saw a baby walrus searching for somewhere to live – the hit nature show had it all.
Fascinating untold underwater stories had the audience simultaneously cooing and gasping at nature’s beauty and cruelty, in particular the gender-bending fish that will be sure to have everyone talking today.
Alongside Sir David’s dulcet tones, the show proved to be a therapeutic watch with its incredible cinematic quality and breathtaking spectrum of colours.
Bring on episode two.
