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The Elysia sea slug can shed its body and regrow it from the head down. Learn how this marine marvel cheats death.
A certain species of sea slug steals chloroplasts from algae and houses its contraband in special organelles that it can raid ...
A new study led by Harvard biologists describes how some sea slugs consume algae and incorporate their photosynthetic organelles into their own bodies. The organelles continue to perform ...
But this title also applies to some of the most vibrant and diversely colored and patterned creatures on our planet: you just ...
Nocturnal sea slug predators are less likely to use their vision to hunt overnight, when the senses of touch and smell are more important.
Researchers were baffled by a bioluminescent mollusk that lives in the deep ocean. They just discovered it's a new species of sea slug.
The "leaf sheep" sea slug is not only one of the most adorable ocean critters ever, but it can also photosynthesize light into food.
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute scientists have discovered Bathydevius caudactylus, a new species of glowing sea slug that lives deep in the ocean.
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 ...
The study, led by biologists at Harvard University, found that the slugs build sac-like structures known as kleptosomes out of their own cells in which the chloroplasts are stashed. The kleptosomes ...
Emily gets super nerdy with former host Maddie Sofia get as they dive into the incredible world of nudibranchs in this encore episode. Not only are these sea slugs eye-catching for their colors ...
They had to sea it to believe it. Researchers near California waters found an elusive, deep sea “mystery” mollusk that operates as a Venus fly trap far below depth. The creature is also ...