Venus' flower basket

The Venus ' Flower Basket is a sea creature in introduced in the 1.3.0 Free Summer Update.

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When donating to the museum, Blathers will say the following:

"The Venus' flower basket looks like an otherworldly creature one would find on an alien planet. But it is instead a remarkable sea sponge found in the deepest parts of the ocean. Its body is composed of silica and looks like a sculpture or, perhaps, a vase made of glassy mesh. I daresay the Venus' flower basket is one of nature's most impressive works of art."