Scientists have recently discovered a green sea slug that is half plant and half animal. It eats food as all animals do, but it can also absorb energy from the sun, through photosynthesis, just like a plant does!
Imagine, waking up from an afternoon nap w/ a case of the munchies, but theres nothing to eat at home. No sweat, it’s a nice day outside. Just step outside, relax, and catch some rays. You’ll be magically full like you’ve been to a Vegas Buffet.The way the slug is able to use the sun for food is that it can actually create the chlorophyll (it’s the stuff that makes plants green and makes photosynthesis work) from eating lots of algae. Talk about becoming what you eat. The slugs are able to incorporate the genes from the plants they eat and have adapted to be able to pass this ability on to their babies. Its some weird DNA stuff that goes on. As babies, the slugs eat algae and accumulate the chlorophyll until they become sun-absorbing adults. Once they eat enough of the algae, they can survive without food as long as there is light.
So that basically means this green sea slug is nature’s hybrid! Like the automotive version, it takes in two different power sources and melds them into one working unit. Scientists have discovered Mother Nature’s Prius. As you know, a Prius uses a gas engine and electric motor to power the vehicle. It can run fully on either or use both in harmony. Mama Nature’s slimy friend works very similarly too; it runs on either plant food, solar energy, or both. What really cracks me up is that nature’s hybrid and our car version are both slow moving slugs. Ok. I guess that’s not entirely fair to compare the two like that. Sorry. 
