News states that National Geographic Scientists found a huge piece of Coral in the Solomon Islands during a research trip. The single piece of Coral is made out of 1 billion tiny creatures. The piece of Coral is so large that it can be seen from space.According to the News Reporter,” It may look like a bunch of rocks, they are actually made out of tiny creatures called polyps . Together, the polyps form a colony.” But in this case, scientists discovered a giant structure built entirely out of one species of coral, known as Pavona clavus. All of the polyps in this colony are the same kind. And the researchers believe this colony contains about one billion coral polyps.

The blue whale is usually considered the largest creature in the ocean. But the giant coral is even larger. It measures 111.5 feet (34 meters) wide by 105 feet (32 meters) long, and it’s about 18 feet (5.5 meters) high. In all, the coral colony covers about the same area as five tennis courts.

The colony is believed to be between 300 and 500 years old. It’s a massive rolling mound made up of thousands of smaller lumps. The coral is mostly brown, but it also has yellow, blue, and red patches. The coral colony is home to many kinds of sea life, including shrimp, crabs, and different kinds of fish.