I'm not sure we are there yet, depends how modular the molecular machinery in the sclerocytes to create spicules is I suppose, but a lot of things in nature onl

I'm not sure we are there yet, depends how modular the molecular machinery in the sclerocytes to create spicules is I suppose, but a lot of things in nature only emerge from higher order interactions. A very simple example is that bees never sought to build hexagonal comb. We already investigate evolution mathematically straight from the code, which obviates assumption of selective pressures acting on spicules morphology. It could be an interesting approach though and allow testing of hypotheses about biomechanics etc.