There is a sea slug that is part animal and part plant.

There is a sea slug that is part animal and part plant. SEATTLE — It's easy being green for a sea slug that has stolen enough genes to b...

There is a sea slug that is part animal and part plant.

SEATTLE — It's easy being green for a sea slug that has stolen enough genes to become the first animal shown to make chlorophyll like a plant. Shaped like a leaf itself, the slug Elysia chlorotica already has a reputation for kidnapping the photosynthesizing organelles and some genes from algae.

Sea slug is a common name for some marine invertebrates with varying levels of resemblance to terrestrial slugs. ... All species of genuine sea slugs have a selected prey animal on which they specialize for food, including certain jellyfish, bryozoans, sea anemones, and plankton as well as other species of sea slugs

This green slug, which is part animal and part plant, produces its own chlorophyll and so can carry out photosynthesis, turning sunlight into energy, scientists have found. It's the first critter discovered to produce the plant pigment chlorophyll. .

Incredible Photosynthetic Animals

Sea Slug - Elysia chlorotica.

Spotted Salamander - Ambystoma maculatum.

Oriental Hornet - Vespa orientalis.

Pea Aphid - Acyrthosiphon pisum