When these sea slugs eat a certain type of algae they can photosynthesize their food from sunlight and oxygen, just like a plant, for about 10 days, Yusa said. What’s probably happening after ...

These sea slugs belong to a group called sacoglossans ... The slugs gain energy by stealing chloroplasts from the algae they eat and using them in their own tissues. Chloroplasts are the parts ...

This method of protection can keep almost all predators at bay - but not the kaleidoscopically colourful sea slug. Nudibranchs, commonly known as sea slugs, are a group of shell-less marine molluscs.

By raising them in an aquarium and observing their behavior, it was discovered that blue sea slugs use their lateral protrusions like hands to capture and eat prey. It was previously thought that the ...

It's similar to how some sea slugs have evolved to take chloroplasts from the algae they eat via what is known as kleptoplasty, subsisting off sunlight – which also could be how other species ...

The Sea Slug Animation Festival, the newest Seattle film festival whose adorably named “larval edition” runs from March 7–8 at the SIFF Cinema Uptown, is building itself around community ...

reveals that this small sea slug is both remarkably heat-tolerant and genetically diverse across its wide range—key traits that make it an ideal partner for climate-resilient coastal restoration.