Tudta, hogy élnek bárányok a tenger alatt?

Néhány évvel ezelőtt már tett egy kört az interneten ez a kedves kis tengeri lény, hogy a cukiság iránti vágy kielégítésére tervezett rajzfilmfigurákra hajazó külsejével néhány szívet bezsákoljon. Megtette, most pedig itt van újra.

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The Adorable Sea Sheep #fubiz #sheep #sea #seasheep #cute #adorable #nature #animal #aquatic

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Oh hi, repost from our very first post from 3 years ago! This creature is the sea sheep or Castasiella kuroshimae. It's a species of sea slug that eats algae. It has also evolved the remarkable ability to incorporate chloroplasts from the algae it eats into its own cells––giving it the ability to photosynthesize! It is one of very few, but not the only animal with photosynthetic capabilities. #goals #algaelover #photosynthesis #zoophotosynthesis #seasheep #costasiellakuroshimae #algaeeater #nonfood #kleptoplasty

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A tengeri bárány, más néven Costasiella kuroshimae valójában egy tengeri csiga, ami Japán, Indonézia és a Fülöp-szigetek közelében él. Mindössze 5 milliméter nagyságú csiga algákon telepedik meg, és így rendkívül ritka módon képes tápanyagokat termelni fotoszintézis utján (kleptoplasztika).

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Remember the cute slugs that looked like bunnies earlier this month? Well, prepare to immediately forget about them as you’re overwhelmed by the cuteness of these sea slugs that look like sheep. Native to the coasts of Japan, Indonesia and the Philippines, this sea slug Costasiella kuroshimae (also known as a ‘leaf slug’) has a cartoonish, sheep-like face and beautiful plumage all over its body, like a small foliage of leaves. It can grow up to 5 millimeters (0.2 inches) long. This species of sacoglossan sea slug also has another strange similarity to leaves: It can photosynthesize through kleptoplasty. While eating algae, some sacoglossan sea slugs retain the chloroplasts to create their own energy. Video credit: @jk_uw_photography

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