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Wednesday, 9 November 2011
Sea slug steals plant genes
By Maggie Koerth-Baker at 8:55 am Monday, Oct 17 A species of sea slug can become photosynthetic by eating plants. The creatures eat algae for two weeks when they're young, and are then capable of surviving off the algae's photosynthetic abilities for the rest of their year-long lives. (Via Jurgen Hubert) Tags: Delightful Creatures, Science
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