This article was originally published in Washington Gardener Magazine. Marimo moss balls move and groove in ways that few other plants could even dream of! During photosynthesis, these adorable aquatic spheres produce little air bubbles, which lift them up, closer to the water's surface. Though "pet" marimo moss balls tend to be about an inch or two wide, the wild ones are much larger.  Lake Akan, in Hokkaido, Japan, is the primary home of these wild marimo moss balls. The na

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