Somewhere between salad and an alien lies the lettuce sea slug, or Elysia crispata, a creature that eats algae and steals its powers. This odd marine…thing has evolved the truly bonkers ability to ...
It turns out getting beheaded doesn’t mean automatic death for every animal. Researchers discovered that two species of sea slugs, Elysia cf. marginata and Elysia atroviridis, can regrow their body ...
SOUNDBITE) (Japanese) NARA WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY PHD RESEARCHER, SAYAKA MITOH, SAYING:"One day, the head and body of the Elysia cf. marginata (sea slug) that our laboratory had been raising for ...
At least two species of sacoglossan sea slugs are capable of severing their own heads from their bodies and then growing an entirely new body, including a heart and other internal organs. The authors ...
Trevor Willis couldn’t stop thinking about the sea slugs. Ever since the marine biologist learned that nudibranchs (a type of sea slug) feed on the same formations where they live, he wondered about ...
The next time you head to the coast to enjoy the Tampa Bay waters, you may stumble upon a Pierce's Cyerce—a recently-discovered sea slug species that is being named after Sidney "Skip" Pierce, ...
The sea slug is bright green, shaped like a leaf and doing something very few animals can: harnessing the power of the sun. Certain species of sacoglossan sea slugs can conduct photosynthesis—an ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In 2000, scientists spotted a bioluminescent mollusk in the deep sea. The animal was so unique that they had no idea what it was ...
Toxic sea slugs have washed up on a central Auckland beach popular with dog walkers, prompting a warning for pet owners. A ...