Spongers typically are more solitary, take deeper dives, and spend more time foraging than non-spongers. He drank in the company of spongers and prostitutes. Wilson controversially referred to the strikers and the strike's leaders as "spongers". Despite these costs, spongers have similar calving success to non-spongers. For example, the spongers of Shark Bay preferentially stick with other spongers. Its mascot is the Spongers, reflecting the town's history of sponge diving.