The Rock Pool Project in Plymouth says the non-native sea hare looks "alien-like".

It might look like something you'd find in an alien salad, but this bizarre sea slug can actually steal body parts from other organisms and use their powers for itself. "This is an organism that can ...

Scientists from the California Academy of Sciences described 72 new species last year, from elegant birds to strange sea slugs.

When we think of slugs, we often picture slimy brown garden creatures. Under the sea, however, you can find slugs so colorful and unique they seem to have been transplanted from another planet ...

Zoologists have discovered a new species of sea slug living in eastern India and have named it after the country’s president. Researchers from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) found the slug along ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Sea slugs don’t shy away from the fish, crabs, sea turtles, or ...

TOKYO - Japanese researchers have identified two species of sea slugs that have the ability to detach their own heads from their bodies, move around and grow entirely new bodies. Ecologists from Nara ...

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It turns out getting beheaded doesn't mean automatic death for every animal. Researchers discovered that two species of sea slugs, Elysia cf. marginata and Elysia atroviridis, can regrow their body ...

Kleptoplasty. It sounds cool. It is cool. Acquired phototrophy is a process where organisms - usually aquatic protists or metazoans - acquire and retain photosynthetic endosymbionts or their ...