Comments | wtf_nature: Sea Slug Is Part Plant

nutmeg3 in wtf_nature

Feb 04, 2015 09:06

This is so cool!

Sea slug has taken genes from algae it eats, allowing it to photosynthesize like a plant ( Read more... )

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_xaipe_ February 4 2015, 23:55:22 UTC

I saw this too! Agree: so cool!

nutmeg3 February 5 2015, 00:17:21 UTC

It will be a Syfy movie one of these days. I'm sure of it.

_xaipe_ February 5 2015, 11:22:13 UTC

Oh, no doubt. Right now they're just trying to figure out how to work in the tornado. ;)

nutmeg3 February 5 2015, 13:18:57 UTC

Don't forget the sharks. :-)

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that February 5 2015, 06:33:08 UTC

Wicked. Wish I could photosynthesize. Thanks for posting.

nutmeg3 February 5 2015, 13:20:15 UTC

I know! Life would be so much easier if we could take full advantage of the sun's energy.

china_kitty February 5 2015, 06:42:41 UTC

WOW! Pretty cool slug. It also looked like a lettuce leaf.

nutmeg3 February 5 2015, 13:21:30 UTC

I know. It's like it took the shape, as well as the power, of plants.

ljbook_club February 8 2015, 14:14:58 UTC

Wow this is so amazing and cool.

nutmeg3 February 8 2015, 15:09:45 UTC

Nature. It never ceases to surprise. :-)

ljbook_club February 8 2015, 15:35:11 UTC

Completely! It's always surprising me and changing my views on life.