The emerald green slugs can go for more than nine months without eating, instead photosynthesizing while basking in the sun
, lacking the wondrous power of photosynthesis, do. They trot, slither, flap. They seek out plants and they eat them.photosynthesize, the animal playbook would seem to dictate. That’s a plant’s role.Elysia chlorotica
But these special slugs are becoming increasingly rare, and the small number of experts who studied them have mostly retired or have moved on to other areas.Photograph by Patrick J. KrugResearch to date on these slugs has provided few answers but many tantalizing hints, suggesting further study could unearth a wonderland of special and useful knowledge.
Other mysteries abound. Why aren’t the chloroplasts destroyed in the slug gut? Why doesn't the immune system attack these foreign entitites? How do the slugs biochemically interact with them?Please be respectful of copyright. Unauthorized use is prohibited.Please be respectful of copyright. Unauthorized use is prohibited.Please be respectful of copyright. Unauthorized use is prohibited.Please be respectful of copyright. Unauthorized use is prohibited.Please be respectful of copyright.
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