Sea slugs adapt to survive in their niche in nature | Column

Unlike their shelled relatives, which can tuck in and hide from predators and environmental factors, sea slugs are just out ...
Phys.org

Some sea slugs consume algae, incorporate photosynthetic parts into their own bodies to keep producing nutrients

It could be the plot of a summer sci-fi blockbuster: A creature feeds on its prey and inherits its "superpower." Only this is real. A new study led by Harvard biologists describes how some sea slugs ...
Scientific American

This Solar-Powered Slug Steals Photosynthetic Machinery for Emergency Food

A certain species of sea slug steals chloroplasts from algae and houses its contraband in special organelles that it can raid for food in times of need “It was the wildest thing that we had seen,” ...
Miami Herald

Ocean creature — with medicinal interest — thriving in polluted Italy water

A widespread species of sea slug was found living in water with high human impacts, and it may have medicinal qualities. Zen Summer via Unsplash Where do medications come from? Aspirin was derived ...