Hooked on Biology

When I was reviewing the post on photosynthesizing sea slugs, I realized it was my first post on animals. This is mostly because I generally find microbes, plants, and fungi more interesting, but here's another exception to that trend. And yes, you're getting more sea slugs. I like sea slugs. I've been excited about this one for a while because I don't do a lot of animal posts, but you have to love sea slugs. I would love to share more (maybe I will at some point) because there are so many kinds of sea slugs and they are pretty amazing creatures, but let's start with these guys for now. Have you seen any of them? A few have been popular online. Overview - Glaucus atlanticus - Jorunna parva - Dirona albolineata - Thecacera pacifica - Cyerce nigricans - Cyerce elegans The picture at the top is of a Glaucus atlanticus , also known as a blue glaucus or blue dragon sea slug. Despite the name atlanticus , they can be found in the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian oceans in m

Hello hello! You might have seen some of these fun fellows around the interwebs, and though they might not look real, they do exist. The slug on the left is a Costasiella kuroshimae , affectionately nicknamed "leaf sheep," and the one on the right is an Elysia chlorotica , which is also known as an emerald elysia. I call them sea leaves or leaf slugs. So, why slugs, why today, and why these two? Slugs, because sea slugs are beautiful and amazing creatures, today because why not, and these two because they have a few things in common. They're sea slugs, they're green, they're cute, they're tiny...oh, and did I mention they can photosynthesize? Yep. Photosynthesizing animals. Did your jaw drop? Mine did when I stopped to really think about it. Overview: Costasiella kuroshimae - About the slug - Habitat n' feeding Elysia chlorortica - About the slu