Reposted by Niamh Ordner
I'm quoted in this fun article in Smithsonian Magazine. It's sea slug science meets science fiction. One of my photographs is also featured in it.
#sluglife #scifi
smithsonianmag.com
These Sea Slugs Can 'Eat' Sunlight—but They're No Astrophage. Here's How the 'Project Hail Mary' Antagonist Has a Real-Life Analogue in Earth's Oceans
By snatching chloroplasts from algae, animals called sacoglossans produce their own energy through photosynthesis
