These sea slugs can shed their bodies and grow new ones

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Published on March 8, 2021 - Duration: 01:22s

These sea slugs can shed their bodies and grow new ones

Two species of sacoglossan sea slugs studied at Nara Women’s University in Japan were seen with detached heads living independently of their voluntarily-shed bodies.

These slugs grew new bodies in less than a month.


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