Creepy, cool, gross, or all three?
Researchers have discovered two species of sea slugs that can cut off their own heads and then grow new bodies.
DURING THE SAME MONTH LAST YEAR.CREEPY, COOL, GROSS -- OR ALLTHREE?RESEARCHERS DISCOVERED TWOSPECIES OF SEA SLUGS THAT CANCUT OFF THEIR OWN HEADS--- ANDTHEN GROW NEW BODIES.A STUDY PUBLISHED TODAY IN’CURRENT BIOLOGY’ CAME OUT WITHDISCOVERY.ABOUT A THIRD OF ONE OF THE SLUGSPECIES THE RESEARCHERS STUDIEDSTARTED TO SELF-DECAPITATE LESSTHAN A YEAR AFTER HATCHING.AFTER 20 DAYS, THOSE SLUGS HADREGENERATED THEIR ENTIRE BODIES.BUT RIGHT NOW - ITS NOT REALLYCLEAR WHY
Some animals can regenerate a tail or a limb, but researchers have now discovered two species of sea slug that can grow a whole new..
Two species of sacoglossan sea slugs studied at Nara Women’s University in Japan were seen with detached heads living..