plantslugs!
these “solar powered” water-dwelling critters suck the chloroplasts out of algeas and keep them alive in their own bodies, living off the sugars the chloroplasts produce- just like a plant would.
To do this, they have actually incorporated plant DNA into their genomes. Chloroplasts are dependent on proteins that a plant cell produces. Pretty cool! A little bit slug, a little bit plant- and simply gorgeous!
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more sea slugsThe white one is a juvenile who hasn’t begun his “garden” yet.
They used to sell little fuzzy critters at Spencer’s Gifts that looked just like that. I think you were supposed to stick them onto the end of a pencil or something.
Also, I was hanging out with my old friend last night, and I realized that you two would appreciate each other’s work. Here’s her current website.
They used to sell little fuzzy critters at Spencer’s Gifts that looked just like that. I think you were supposed to stick them onto the end of a pencil or something.
Also, I was hanging out with my old friend last night, and I realized that you two would appreciate each other’s work. Here’s her current website.