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You survived Winter quarter, Slugs! 🎉
Give your brain a rest and your laptop a break—you've earned some serious "doing absolutely nothing" time.
Self-care isn't optional; it's mandatory. Enjoy the break See you next quarter!
#UCSCLibrary #SlugLife @ucsc

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These Sea Slugs Can 'Eat' Sunlight—but They're No Astrophage. Here's How the 'Project Hail Mary' Antagonist Has a Real-Life Analogue in Earth's Oceans By snatching chloroplasts from algae, animals called sacoglossans produce their own energy through photosynthesis

I'm quoted in this fun article in Smithsonian Magazine. It's sea slug science meets science fiction. One of my photographs is also featured in it.
#sluglife #scifi

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A photograph of two green sea slugs, Elysia chlorotica, on a black background. The slugs are dark green and like a bit like leaves. They have a darker green head and have veins running over their dorsal side.

A photograph of two green sea slugs, Elysia chlorotica, on a black background. The slugs are dark green and like a bit like leaves. They have a darker green head and have veins running over their dorsal side.

Green slugs for St. Patrick's Day! Elysia chlorotica, sometimes known as the Eastern Emerald Elysia, is one of my favorite slugs. They can photosynthesize for many months by stealing chloroplasts from the algae that they eat in a process called kleptoplasty. #sluglife

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a slug dangling from a thread above a potted strawberry plant

a slug dangling from a thread above a potted strawberry plant

The slugs are everywhere every year, but I still remember a few years ago when we had special force slugs rappelling down to our strawberries! 🍓🐌 #GardenProblems #SlugLife

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A photograph of a green sea slug, Elysia crispata, on some green algae. The slug is a lighter shade of green and has yellow-orange bands along the parapodia and some large white spots on the body.

A photograph of a green sea slug, Elysia crispata, on some green algae. The slug is a lighter shade of green and has yellow-orange bands along the parapodia and some large white spots on the body.

We have a new chromosomal genome out for the lettuce slug, Elysia crispata, in Wellcome Open Research! It's an open publishing model published prior to peer review (like a preprint) and I love my slug photo in it. Looking forward to the reviews.
wellcomeopenresearch.org/articles/11-...

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The cover of the scientific journal the American Malacological Bulletin. It feature a photograph of the green sacoglossan sea slug Elysia chlorotica.

The cover of the scientific journal the American Malacological Bulletin. It feature a photograph of the green sacoglossan sea slug Elysia chlorotica.

Made the cover of the latest issue of the American Malacological Bulletin. #sluglife

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This slightly-larger-than-life banana slug sits in the corner of your monitor or TV…

This slightly-larger-than-life banana slug sits in the corner of your monitor or TV…

Yellow slugs sliming up green Christmas ornaments

Yellow slugs sliming up green Christmas ornaments

Slugs can “rappel” on their own slime… this slug is doing that, while an extremely cute long-haired black-and-white cat gives him a sniff

Slugs can “rappel” on their own slime… this slug is doing that, while an extremely cute long-haired black-and-white cat gives him a sniff

A group of banana slugs in various positions… I did a total of 11 in this first batch

A group of banana slugs in various positions… I did a total of 11 in this first batch

Slimy Christmas friends: I inflicted banana slugs upon my family for stocking stuffers.

These were experiments, I’ll move to more robust materials when I put them up for adoption ;)
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Michael Middlebrooks: The fantastically weird world of photosynthetic sea slugs 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 creature...

I recognize that view milestones are a bit arbitrary, but my TED talk hit over 2 million views! Wow! I really just went to give a fun talk and was not expecting for so many people to see it. #sluglife 🦑🧪🐙

www.ted.com/talks/michae...

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Current status- drinking hot Vimto like it’s 1979
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When getting your home ready for market, it's best to evict the slugs from inside the home.

#realestatelife #sluglife #naturewins

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The nudibranch sea slug Doto chica. The slug is orange with white grape-like clusters of cerata down the body.

The nudibranch sea slug Doto chica. The slug is orange with white grape-like clusters of cerata down the body.

The nudibranch sea slug Dondice jupiteriensis. The slug has long white oral tentacles and a yellow line down the head. The cerata are brown with white tips.

The nudibranch sea slug Dondice jupiteriensis. The slug has long white oral tentacles and a yellow line down the head. The cerata are brown with white tips.

Today in my Invertebrate Zoology course we are doing one of my all time favorite labs where we search through hydroid colonies to find macroinvertebrates. Here are some of my favorite finds from today!

First two hydroid feeding nudibranchs! IDs in alt text.

#invertebrates #marinebiology #sluglife

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Lobster mushroom at the top of the frame, lying on a mossy rock. A banana slug crawls by at the bottom of the frame.

Lobster mushroom at the top of the frame, lying on a mossy rock. A banana slug crawls by at the bottom of the frame.

For #MushroomMonday, here is a lobster mushroom I found with a banana slug for scale. #optoutside #pnw #nature #sluglife

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Just texted one of the kids to bring me up a can of cider- I knew kids would come in useful one day- that day has arrived
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Current status- drinking Can of Cherry hooch in the bath.
#Sluglife #Thatshowiroll
Sorry no pictures - Ime not an animal

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I learned that slugs are nocturnal…
Because they keep crawling into our Jack o lanterns 🎃 every night to feast on pumpkin

I can’t decide if I’m fascinated or grossed out 🤢

#TheMoreYouKnow #SlugLife

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Today's exciting episode is from Soda & the Spazmotronic Slughunt!
W/new #printandplay game- BOMB THE BADDIES! Read free: www.royalroad.com/fiction/1075...

#slug #slugs #slughunt #sluglife #gastropods #book #books #newchapter #newchapterbegins #newchapterinlife #zine #zines #bookboost #gastropod

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Large banana slug crawling on a dirt path.

Large banana slug crawling on a dirt path.

Storm is coming, slugs are on the move. #sluglife #invertebrate #slug #photography #pacificnorthwest

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a man in a purple shirt is dancing on stage in front of a sign that says budweiser ALT: a man in a purple shirt is dancing on stage in front of a sign that says budweiser

I would go out tonight but…..Me Knee still hurts and I can’t be arsed and I have alcohol in the house and I don’t want to socialise- I do however have a sexy outfit I could wear #Sluglife

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