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Costasiella kuroshimae

Costasiella kuroshimae—also known as a "leaf slug",[1] or "leaf sheep"[2]—is a species of sacoglossan sea slug. Costasiella kuroshimae are shell-less marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Costasiellidae.[3] Despite being animals they indirectly perform photosynthesis, via kleptoplasty.[4]

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[–] Flyberius@hexbear.net 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Man. Life is incredible. Every now and then I read about some awesome creature doing something weird or different and I'm just like, damn...

Only the other day I found out lichen was a colony of fungus, plant and yeast and not just a single organism.