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Marcio Aleksandravicius (marcioaleks@fosstodon.org)'s status on Monday, 25-Mar-2024 23:07:38 JST Marcio Aleksandravicius

These are leaf sheep (Costasiella kuroshimae). They live in the sea, grazing on algae.
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  @mina @marcioaleks Animals photosynthesizing. What’s this world coming to. 🤦
  
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  It's real. The animal is actually a sea slug with the Latin name Costasiella kuroshimae.
  It was discovered on a Japanese island in 1991.
  
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  Is that real or some AI dream?
  
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    Costasiella kuroshimae
    
    Costasiella kuroshimae—also known as a "leaf slug", or "leaf sheep"—is a species of sacoglossan sea slug. Costasiella kuroshimae are shell-less marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Costasiellidae. Despite being animals they indirectly perform photosynthesis, via kleptoplasty. Description Discovered in 1993 off the coast of the Japanese island Kuroshima, Costasiella kuroshimae have been found in the waters near Japan, the Philippines, and Indonesia. They live in tropical climates. They have two dark eyes and two rhinophores that emerge from the tops of their heads that look not unlike sheep's ears or insect antennae,hence the common name "leaf sheep". They range in size from 5 to 10 mm (1⁄4 to 3⁄8 inch) in length. Costasiella kuroshimae are capable of a physiological process called kleptoplasty, in which they retain the chloroplasts from the algae they feed on. Absorbing the...

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