#leaf sheep

[magentasnail]

today's drawing is of the best animal in the world, aka Costasiella kuroshimae, aka the leaf slug ! it looks like a sheep, it has bunny ears and kawaii blush and can use photosynthesis ??

its giving "god's daughter got on his computer when he wasn't looking" and honestly i'm here for it she's so right

[narupity]

LEAF SHEEP ARE NOT NUDIBRANCHS

[herpsandbirds]

Green “Leaf Sheep” Sea Slugs (Costasiella kuroshimae), family Costasiellidae, Bali, Indoneisa

photograph by Wolfgang Assl

[plushieanimals]

build a bear 🌿 leaf sheep

[lagtrainzzz]

let's photosynthesize with mama

[multipurposetoolguy]

some kind of taur. insect.

[without-ado]

Leaf Slug l undersea_gameqmi

[milkayart]

leaf sheep monster gal

[snowwangel]

31 days of agere stimboards

Day 29: your favorite sea creature, sea slugs !

☆🪼☆-🪼☆🪼-☆🪼☆

[pick-a-plush]

do you think you can do some nudibranch plushies?? 🫶

Omg yes I’d love too, they’re such fascinating and amazing creatures!

[herpsandbirds]

Hi Paxon,

IK this is a bit of a random ask but I just wanted to tell you how much I love seeing so many crestures on your blog every day! They're all so lovely and I like to research some of them in my spare time. It's always great to discover new critters. :D Thanks for all you do!

-Caelan 💫

Bless you my child, for you are on the sacred path (folowing me).

Here is a friend for you!!!

Green “Leaf Sheep” Sea Slugs (Costasiella kuroshimae), family Costasiellidae, found in coastal waters off of Indonesia, New Guinea and Japan

This marine gastropod engages in kleptoplasty, taking the chloroplasts from the algae that it eats, and using the chloroplasts for the waste products they create though photosynthesis. It’s kind of a… solar powered sea slug!

These "sea slugs" are not nudibranchs, but are in a different group of gastropods.

photograph by Alex Mustard Underwater Photography

[life-on-our-planet]

leaf sheep sea slug (Costasiella kuroshimae)

[moxalotl0]

Life Cycle of a Peridot

Hi, so there's my Tiny Gems AU again. I love these little guys so much. Think of them as a mix between plant and insect (inspired by ants and leaf sheep. If you don't know what a Leaf Sheep is I implore you to search it now! :D)

This is kind of a gemling Au but not really since gems still emerge from walls and the diamond are the only ones with essence to make them (like queen bees) Young Gems need to eat materials that have minerals related to their gem, but after that they only need sunlight to live. Gems are still immortal but commonly fall prey to falling boulders and large organics. They just get gobbled up. (Our Peridot is spoiled though, don't worry about her.)

OG Peridot

[multipurposetoolguy]

[sneepsnorp3d]

awwww YEAH it's nudibranch time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[heartnosekid]

shaun the sheep nudibranch (costasiella kuroshimae) | source