Sea slug sniffs out seaweed’s chemicals, then stalks its prey

Photo by Doug RasherAn underwater sea slug has evolved chemical foraging and defense abilities that are functionally identical to those of terrestrial insects, despite being unrelated to their land-based counterparts and living in vastly different habitats for 400 million years.“Specialized herbivores on land and sea appear to make a living in read more Sea slug sniffs out seaweed’s chemicals, then stalks its prey