Solar Powered Sea Slug

Sequence of footage of a solar powered sea slug

  • Image ID 56096174
  • Production Year 2021
  • Length 00:02:44
  • Production Company Hydro Motion Media
  • ResolutionHD
  • FormatMP4
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Synopsis

Solar powered sea slugs (Elysia cholorotica) get extra food through photosynthesis.They eat algae by breaking open its cells. The algae's chloroplasts stay intact inside the sea slug's body and continue making food through photosynthesis.


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Production Companies

Hydro Motion Media