These Sea Slugs Are Thieves

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There are many creatures on the internet that do not actually exist, even though we would like them to. Like, would you believe there is an animal that can photosynthesize, decapitate itself, and is incredibly cute? They are the sacoglossan sea slugs.

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Sources:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2790442/
https://web.archive.org/web/20131005002824/http://www.zfmk.de/BZB/BzB_55_3_05_Jensen.pdf
https://eol.org/pages/46448596
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https://academic.oup.com/jxb/article/64/13/3999/436339
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3008634/
https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Examples-of-sacoglossan-sea-slugs-and-their-algal-food-A-From-left-to-right-the_fig1_319153490
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https://www.science.org/content/article/sea-slug-cut-its-own-head-and-lived-tell-tale
https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(21)00047-6

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These Sea Slugs Are Thieves

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