Leaf Slug!

[theweaselking]

It photosynthesises!

It should totally be a superhero. Leif Slugg by night, The Leaf Slug by day, vanquishing supervillains with the power of the sun.

I would buy that comic.

I suspect today is going to be a stream of consciousness kind of day.

Comments

[reyl.livejournal.com]

You are what you eat?

[icedrake.livejournal.com]

This is the only case of photosynthesis in an animal that I am aware of. Do you know of any others?

Short answer: yes

[biomekanic.livejournal.com]

Longer answer here (http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/oct2004/invert.htm) and here (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zooxanthella).

[silmaril.livejournal.com]

Shiiiiiiiny.