Bizarre Beasts Pin: Sacoglossan Sea Slugs

Sacoglossans are gastropods, members of the taxonomic class of slugs and snails. Some sacoglossans are slug-like and shell-less, while others are snail-like and have shells. They live in the shallow parts of temperate and tropical oceans worldwide.

And while many sacoglossans simply suck out and digest the goo from inside of the cells of algae, some of them actually keep the algal chloroplasts and use the energy they produce through photosynthesis. This alternative energy source might be what allows some sacoglossans to decapitate themselves and grow new bodies, surviving for a month without organs!

DETAILS

• Dimensions: 1.25" long (3.175cm)
• Double-pin posts and butterfly clasp
• Designed by Emily Alvarez.
  
• Some very lucky recipients might receive an Uncommon or Rare variant of this pin.