Cassie and Koreena are back for another episode about small but FASCINATING critters! This episode we discuss Sacaglossa, also commonly referred to as Sap-Sucking Sea Slugs. These small water dwellers will BLOW your mind with their super powers of digestion and regeneration. If you loved learning about Turbellaria, you’ll probably love these guys too.

Sources:

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/mar/08/keep-your-head-the-self-decapitating-sea-slugs-that-regrow-their-bodies-hearts-and-all https://www.chesapeakebay.net/S=0/fieldguide/critter/sea_slugs https://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/these-cute-sea-slugs-are-sheep-sea/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacoglossa http://www.molluscs.at/gastropoda/index.html?/gastropoda/sea/sacoglossa.html https://www.livescience.com/decapitated-sea-slugs-regrow-entire-body.html https://bgr.com/2021/03/08/science-news-sea-slug-head-detaching/

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