Animals that resemble plants are not uncommon in the wild. Many creatures use this mimicry for camouflage purposes. One sea slug, however, doesn’t just look like a plant, it actually functions like ...
From gentle giant sharks to solar-powered sea slugs, Northern Ireland’s coastline is teeming with extraordinary and little-known creatures, as Lorraine Wylie discovers ...
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 ...