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Michael Middlebrooks

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Latest 18 Mar 2023 | Updated Daily

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The fantastically weird world of photosynthetic sea slugs | Michael Middlebrooks

TED Talks Daily (HD video)

Meet the fantastically colorful and astonishingly adaptable sea slugs that found a way to photosynthesize (or create energy from sunlight) like plants. Diving deep into these often overlooked creatures, invertebrate zoologist Michael Middlebrooks introduces the solar-powered slugs that lost their shells -- but gained the ability to directly harness the power of the sun.

6 Mar 2023

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The fantastically weird world of photosynthetic sea slugs | Michael Middlebrooks

TED Talks Daily (SD video)

Meet the fantastically colorful and astonishingly adaptable sea slugs that found a way to photosynthesize (or create energy from sunlight) like plants. Diving deep into these often overlooked creatures, invertebrate zoologist Michael Middlebrooks introduces the solar-powered slugs that lost their shells -- but gained the ability to directly harness the power of the sun.

6 Mar 2023

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The fantastically weird world of photosynthetic sea slugs | Michael Middlebrooks

TED Talks Science and Medicine

Meet the fantastically colorful and astonishingly adaptable sea slugs that found a way to photosynthesize (or create energy from sunlight) like plants. Diving deep into these often overlooked creatures, invertebrate zoologist Michael Middlebrooks introduces the solar-powered slugs that lost their shells -- but gained the ability to directly harness the power of the sun.

6 Mar 2023