This cute little sea sheep is a sea slug that loves to eat algae, it's Costasiella Kuroshimae, or ‘Leaf Sheep’ for short.
This
adorable little sea slug, whose beady eyes and cute feelers make it
look like a cartoon sheep, feeds on algae – just like the real
thing! What’s fascinating about the tiny ‘leaf sheep,’ which
can grow up to 5mm in length and can be found near Japan, Indonesia
and the Philippines, is that they are one of the only animals in the
world that can perform photosynthesis. When they eat algae, they suck
out the chloroplasts and incorporate them into their own bodies in a
process called kleptoplasty. This process, which otherwise can only
be performed by single-celled organisms, essentially makes them
solar-powered slugs!
(fonte:
Bored Panda)
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