The paper “changes the whole view of solar sea slugs”, says marine biologist David Behrens. “It was really cool to think the slugs survived as little bio-solar panels,” says Jeff Adams ...

Kleptoplasty. It sounds cool. It is cool. Acquired phototrophy is a process where organisms - usually aquatic protists or metazoans - acquire and retain photosynthetic endosymbionts or their ...

By Annie Roth A few years ago, Sayaka Mitoh, a Ph.D. candidate at Nara Women’s University in Japan, was perusing her lab’s vast collection of sea slugs when she stumbled upon a gruesome sight.

Sea robins are a really cool example of a novel trait in evolution ... One of my main projects right now is on two amazing lineages of sea slugs. Both steal cell parts from other species and use the ...

A new video shows this interaction, which reveals that the predator sea slug, Pleurobranchaea californica is cleverer than previously believed. The slug, which generally eats anything it can get ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Sea slugs don’t shy away from the fish, crabs, sea turtles, or ...

Rather than hiding from predators, the brightest and most patterned sea slugs are active during the day so their colors shine, a University of Queensland study has found. Researchers from UQ's ...

Sea robins are a really cool example of a novel trait in evolution ... One of my main projects right now is on two amazing lineages of sea slugs. Both steal cell parts from other species and ...

A rainbow sea slug was found in the Isles of Scilly in 2022 "Sea slugs are like normal slugs you find in your garden but jazzed up," Eleanor Goodman says. Ms Goodman, a Devon Wildlife Trust ...

"Sea slugs are like normal slugs you find in your garden but jazzed up," Eleanor Goodman says. Ms Goodman, a Devon Wildlife Trust volunteer based at Wembury Marine Centre, said she was passionate ...

The brilliant emerald green sea slug, Elysia chlorotica, spends months living on sunlight just like plants. It’s been called the photosynthesizing sea slug in the past, but how it manages to do ...