First documented in 1993, the leaf-sheep slug absorbs and uses plant cells from the algae they eat. They then use these cells to get energy from the sun through photosynthesis like a plant. Learn more at https://oceana.org/marine-life/leaf-sheep/
Leaf-sheep slugs have the face of a sheep, a body of a leaf, and can photosynthesize
First documented in 1993, leaf-sheep slugs absorb and use plant cells from the algae they eat. They use these cells to get energy from the sun through photosynthesis like a plant. These cells eventually die off but are constantly replaced. This process of stealing plant cells for animal use is called kleptoplasty.