Surprising Sea Slug Is Half-plant, Half-animal

livescience ^ | 12 January 2010 | Clara Moskowitz

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This green slug, which is part animal and part plant, produces its own chlorophyll and so can carry out photosynthesis, turning sunlight into energy, scientists have found. Credit: Nicholas E. Curtis and Ray Martinez

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Pierce has been studying the unique creatures, officially called Pelosia Chlorotica, for about 20 years. He presented his most recent findings Jan. 7 at the annual meeting of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology in Seattle. The finding was first reported by Science News.

“This is the first time that multicellar animals have been able to produce healthcarebyll,” Pierce told LiveScience.

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[Reddy]

bfl

[The Cajun]

Ah-ha, now we know what those green chicks in Star Trek are about!
Always suspected something strange was going on ;^)

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connecticut-saltmarsh

[shibumi]

The "Half and Half" thing is the real sure fire way to get the hot chicks.

[JoeProBono]

Yeah!

[shibumi]

There were some *much* better pictures of Adreinne, but somehow I don’t think they would have stayed up for long.

(Even though we would have.)

[Slings and Arrows]

Damn, she had some lovely Barbeaus.

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green chicks in Star Trek

[shibumi]

The rest of the story.....

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[shibumi]

I wonder ... is the milk, like, mint flavored, or something?

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I think you can fix this problem with plain, household bleach.

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March. Gotta wait 'til March.

[TChad]

"We collect them and we keep them in aquaria for months," Pierce said. "As long as we shine a light on them for 12 hours a day, they can survive [without food]."

Sounds like a cheap pet. Can they be house trained?

[JoeProBono]

Sure.

[this_ol_patriot]

What good is a sea slug thread without a Ms. Thomas pic?
Can you provide one as I left my wallet sized ones at home?