What Sea Slugs Can Teach Us About Saving the Environment

Kleptopredation (‘klep-tō-pri-‘dā-shn) n. A strategy for maximizing energy intake by consuming prey that has itself just eaten. Leon Edler Recently, 25 sea slugs were served an underwater buffet to study their tastes. Offered a choice of brine shrimp and hydroid polyps (small coral-like organisms), the slugs opted for polyps that had swallowed the shrimp—a clever …

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