🐑 Meet the Adorable Sea Sheep!
Discover the enchanting sea slug, Costasiella kuroshimae, often called the sea sheep due to its resemblance to a fluffy lamb. This tiny marine creature, only about 5 mm long, thrives at depths of 10 meters off the coasts of the Philippines, Indonesia, and Japan. Remarkably, despite its small size, the sea sheep can perform photosynthesis. It feeds on algae, retaining chloroplasts from its diet to harness energy directly from the sun.
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Discover the enchanting sea slug, Costasiella kuroshimae, often called the sea sheep due to its resemblance to a fluffy lamb. This tiny marine creature, only about 5 mm long, thrives at depths of 10 meters off the coasts of the Philippines, Indonesia, and Japan. Remarkably, despite its small size, the sea sheep can perform photosynthesis. It feeds on algae, retaining chloroplasts from its diet to harness energy directly from the sun.
🌊 Dive into the marine world with us on @science