Kleptoplasty. It sounds cool. It is cool. Acquired phototrophy is a process where organisms - usually aquatic protists or metazoans - acquire and retain photosynthetic endosymbionts or their ...

Across their 10,000 species, sea slugs sport striking colors, external gills, and even the ability to regrow a body from a severed head.

This frilly slug lives in the mangroves of southeastern Asia and Australia, lounging in shallow pools of water and scraping up algae from which it gains the ability to photosynthesize. When you ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment.View full profile Rachael has a degree in Zoology ...

It might look like something you'd find in an alien salad, but this bizarre sea slug can actually steal body parts from other organisms and use their powers for itself. "This is an organism that can ...

Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford. Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in ...

Sea slugs are one of the world’s most stunning, diverse, and adaptable animals. Not only are sea slugs beautiful to look at, but their methods of survival are unparalleled. While some marine species ...