Slugs are not the only animals capable of producing energy from the sun. Whenever I go out into the sun, my skin turns monstrously red. For the next week or so, I will cry in agony, which ends up powering the monsters inc plantation. The more you know
Nature never ceases to exceed our wildest imagination! It shows what the natural world is capable of and how interconnected everything is. Such diversity is what creates beauty of this planet and we should strive to preserve it well.
@@muthurajbk4367 "isn't gonna happen." - It's easy to propagate fear and terror. This tactic can be contagious to the weak of will. Takes a monumental amount of courage to defy that notion. Do you wish to concede so easily? A lesson every person can find themselves grappling with. Existential terror.
Not only is not gonna happen, we are currently actively living in the 6th mass extinction event in Earth's history due to unprecedented wild habitat loss, climate change etc. Take a look at the rate of species loss and compare.
An autotrophic animal and a heterotrophic plant, I never thought of that! (and to prepare for any people that will “correct” me, I know I’m exaggerating.)
For those who are wondering whether humans can adapt cells of other creatures or not, then let me introduce you to Mitochondria - Powerhouse of the cell. It used to be a Single celled organism until one day our Great Great...x....Great Ancestors gulped it and made it part of their multicellular body.
Right before watching this video for fun, I was reading a biology textbook and I learned about the same thing! Crazy coincidence! It’s also how we have chloroplasts and it’s called endosymbiosis theory. :D
The Demon of Reason sounds really relaxed in this one, looks like he’s finally started to accept “these nature programs, with no rational actor in sight”
thank you that you told us in the first minute that this animal "isnt" a plant like your title suggests, but just "lives" like one. saved me 4 min of my life. other animals do this too, no need to waste my time with a video about this.
Somewhat more unusually, a yellow wasp exists that rather than photosynthesizing, instead photovoltaicizes, and uses the resulting energy to aid it's muscles. Also curiously, the photovoltaic patch is one of the yellow areas.
How amazing it would be if you could assume such characters.. I have read that alot of pigments in our body are acquired by what we eat . Is it possible?
The "blue" people (their parents are relatives) living in some US mountain areas have an inability to absorb a nutrient. Scientists found a temporary cure: a food additive.
Some humans can turn orange if they eat a lot of carrots, this is due to an error in their bodies that makes them unable to process the colour pigments from carrots that they eat.
Elysia chlorotica is a type of slug that can produce its own food and photosynthesize just like a plant. It lives in salt marshes along the east coast of North America and can go about a year without eating. Elysia can both consume food, like animals, and produce it through photosynthesis, like plants. There are more than 70 species of slugs that steal chloroplasts from their food. The process is similar to that which led to the origin of all plants, when single-celled animals ate tiny cyanobacteria inside their own cells and became photosynthetic.
Awesome video! 4:13 it definitely wasn't an animal cell though. It was a super ancient eukaryotic (or pre-eukaryoric, let's say) cell, but not an animal at all.
nopp, because they dont digest the animals for energy, they digest for micronutrients like minerals Heterotrophy and autotrophy is about energy consuption
@@guifdcanalli Arbitrary. Most would actually say mixotroph for the carnivorous plants, but whatever. These plants can still consume the bugs for energy (bugs still contain carbohydrates as well), and also they use the bugs' proteins as a source of energy & nitrogen source.
@@mochi844 actually, no they are normal plants and wont create new structures into absorving carbohydrates when they literally make from air and water, the leaves of carnivorous plants are adapted to absorb minerals, proteins and chitin for the nitrogen, all of those nutrients for purposes of making structures and creation of reagents, not for making energy
@@guifdcanalli Still arbitrary. The plant would have to consume energy for making those structures itself. So iti s ssaving metabolic energy by consuming the components of other beings.
@@mirjanbouma they are eukaryotic organisms that do not fit into the definition of plant or animal (although I’m not sure if some algae are considered fungi). Last I checked, algae were considered protists.
From a taxonomic standpoint, only brown algae aren't plants. Red and green algae are, because they are part of Archaeplastida(equivalent to kingdom Plantae)
I'd almost forgotten, but this video has reminded me. In the seventies, my grandfather was one of many people who bought into the idea that taking chlorophyll pills (tablets?) would do wonderful things for you. I loved looking at all the crazy things he had hanging from nails in his garage. I've turned out a bit like him--if I can't find something I need, because I'm so disorganized, I often just go buy another, ending up with several of the items. But he was generous enough, so some of those extra items he bought, he gave to me. He might have given me some chlorophyll pills, if I'd been interested, but I was convinced they were a scam.
If you think this is OP you should revise previous patch notes and other builds. Some jelly fish can be immortal, and if they’re about to die of old age they can immediately reset their age and go back to a child. NGL this is kind of underpowered. Next time earth gets a balance patch they should buff this so mixotrophs can survive fully on one form of food, whether that’s making their own through photosynthesis or eating other organisms, and not a mix of both
I get insects every summer that look exactly like a green leaf. So much that my parents didn’t realize in the 30 years they’ve lived here. They’re amazing!
Humans: Most evolved species on the planet Elysia: Hold my Choloroplast (which I stole from a plant) ... I am afraid of the day they declare "War For The Planet Of Elysia"
I know it's TED-Ed's format but I find it underwhelming when the video is about a peculiar animal or plant and we are only shown drawings and cartoon of the specimen instead of showing an actual photo or video of it. Now I'll have to Google this leaf-like animal just to see what it looks like while a better video would already show it.
oh. my god. ever since i learned that animals and plants differ in just modes of obtaining energy, i was wondering about carnivorous plants, and i couldn't find any info on this specific topic but now this video not only gave me an animal who can photosynthesize by itself, but a direction for further research (mixotrophs)!! thanks!!
The fact that mitochondria also has evidence that this happened is so fascinating. It makes me think of a virus being consumed only up become the nucleus of a cell.
It's weird you call "animals" to single-celled organisms. I had to go and search to see if I was wrong, but it seems that it's rare to find many referring to protozoa as animals now. And cyanobacteria are not plants, are they? I feel confused. Can someone tell me more about this? (I don't need a large answer). Thanks! :)
You're not confused, the video is just wrong sadly. I think that in an attempt to simplify the explanation they ended up being innacurate on the animal thing. As for cianobacteria, they aren't plants but they are thought to be the origin of chloroplasts, that's why they're mentioned.
@@josequiles7430 Ah!!! OK. Thanks a lot, Jose. Yes, that's something I've never liked in many documentaries that are made "for all audiences". Because quite often they prioritise simplicity over accuracy, as you indicate in this case. And that makes it a movie, a story, not an educational or informative video or documentary. I think it's better not to know a particular issue than misinterpreting it. Cheers, mate!
I thought of leaf sheep first when I saw the title. Leaf sheep are a type of nudibranch that have green spike like appendages that photosynthesize for them
To the ones who likes these kinds of post this is for you. I Hope your day, week, even year is a blessed one. Life is to short to hate and be mad at anything. Start reaching out to loved one more because you never know when it’s our last day here. Whatever it is in life you want to do go after it don’t let anyone tell you other wise. Keep on fighting, pushing, and grinding through whatever you are going through hope all is well peace and one love! ✌🏽 🙏🏽
Since flatworms and slugs were some of the hardiest complex lifeforms to come out of the Cambrian Explosion, maybe when we're gone, these plastids will have their chance to shine. Lord knows they'll have plenty of food to spread out and adapt.
Slugs are not the only animals capable of producing energy from the sun. Whenever I go out into the sun, my skin turns monstrously red. For the next week or so, I will cry in agony, which ends up powering the monsters inc plantation. The more you know
what
Yes
Take my like from all my accounts and shut up
What about toys? You know they're alive too right? But they don't eat anything so they too must be producing energy from the sun.
Very creative comment. Bots are gonna copy this asap if you're not already one.
Ok, I know this is said for every video but it still needs to be said: the animation is freaking gorgeous.
Ted-Ed back at it again with the stellar animation :)
The content too :)
The animation is great, but it would be nice if they showed at least a few photos of what the slug actually looks like.
Well, in this video it would have been nice to see the real things.
The sound and music is also amazing
This takes "you are what you eat" to another level
indeed
LMAO FR
Haha I get it.. the sun is a slug
Nature never ceases to exceed our wildest imagination! It shows what the natural world is capable of and how interconnected everything is. Such diversity is what creates beauty of this planet and we should strive to preserve it well.
The last part of your message-
isn't gonna happen.
@@muthurajbk4367 we should but we don’t. Eventually humanity will see the beauty of nature
I hope
Gods perfect creation
@@muthurajbk4367 "isn't gonna happen." - It's easy to propagate fear and terror. This tactic can be contagious to the weak of will. Takes a monumental amount of courage to defy that notion. Do you wish to concede so easily? A lesson every person can find themselves grappling with. Existential terror.
Not only is not gonna happen, we are currently actively living in the 6th mass extinction event in Earth's history due to unprecedented wild habitat loss, climate change etc. Take a look at the rate of species loss and compare.
Evolution: Would you like to consume other food or make your own?
Slug: Yes
Carnivorous plants: I agree as well
An autotrophic animal and a heterotrophic plant, I never thought of that!
(and to prepare for any people that will “correct” me, I know I’m exaggerating.)
Finary it makes sense
Creation you mean
@@ChicagoMel23 No, no, I'm sure they meant evolution.
Sounds like an idea for a Pokemon.
"Sunslime" The Algae Slug Pokemon
Type: Water/Grass
Ability: Chlorophyll ~_^
terribly weak slow and is a slug
Weird idea for starters
Water/Grass Sunslime (Based on this)
Grass/Fire Chileaper (Carolina reaper)
Fire/Water Oiler (Oil Lamp)
A fakemon was already created 6 years ago
Give it that wonderful Sunny Day/Solarbeam combo in its moveset.
The animal that's also a plant ... A Bulbasaur? That was my initial thought when I saw the title of the video xD
Same bro 😂
Lmao 😂
Lol right
i always think that bulbasaur are building symbiotic mutualism with their roses
More like Levaney
For those who are wondering whether humans can adapt cells of other creatures or not, then let me introduce you to Mitochondria - Powerhouse of the cell. It used to be a Single celled organism until one day our Great Great...x....Great Ancestors gulped it and made it part of their multicellular body.
@WildChild The image that comes to my mind is Gamora
yup saw it in one video just like this one
Right before watching this video for fun, I was reading a biology textbook and I learned about the same thing! Crazy coincidence! It’s also how we have chloroplasts and it’s called endosymbiosis theory. :D
You mean George Lucas’s miticlorians!
@WildChild my vegan step-mother surely can LOL
The Demon of Reason sounds really relaxed in this one, looks like he’s finally started to accept “these nature programs, with no rational actor in sight”
Oh shid, I didn't realise that the Demon of Reason was the narrator until I saw this comment.
I was looking for this comment
It won't be long until he pops out of your screen and steals all your clothes.
Best comment
Ted-Ed videos are way more exciting and binge-able than any reality tv. Great content always!
Algae photosynthesis: *Exists*
Elysias: It's for me? 👉👈
Algae: ok...but only take a little bro.
thank you that you told us in the first minute that this animal "isnt" a plant like your title suggests, but just "lives" like one. saved me 4 min of my life. other animals do this too, no need to waste my time with a video about this.
bro is a living contradiction
I remember one of my school textbooks had a small passage about this and I was fascinated with the idea of a creature doing its own photosynthesis.
We exist in a truly remarkable universe. We've only seen a infinitesimal sliver of a speck of it and it still amazes me every day.
I'm dying... I'm in love with the tree cooking 😂💅
This is so cool! I thought this was going to be about euglenas. I didn't realize there were multicellular organisms that could do this.
Somewhat more unusually, a yellow wasp exists that rather than photosynthesizing, instead photovoltaicizes, and uses the resulting energy to aid it's muscles. Also curiously, the photovoltaic patch is one of the yellow areas.
How amazing it would be if you could assume such characters..
I have read that alot of pigments in our body are acquired by what we eat .
Is it possible?
Flamingos do it. They're pink because of the shrimp they eat.
A lot of animals do it, actually.
The "blue" people (their parents are relatives) living in some US mountain areas have an inability to absorb a nutrient. Scientists found a temporary cure: a food additive.
@@nicreven
Ya I knew that one
Some humans can turn orange if they eat a lot of carrots, this is due to an error in their bodies that makes them unable to process the colour pigments from carrots that they eat.
I knew some people who could turn there noses white....sometimes for days at a time lol
Elysia chlorotica is a type of slug that can produce its own food and photosynthesize just like a plant. It lives in salt marshes along the east coast of North America and can go about a year without eating. Elysia can both consume food, like animals, and produce it through photosynthesis, like plants. There are more than 70 species of slugs that steal chloroplasts from their food. The process is similar to that which led to the origin of all plants, when single-celled animals ate tiny cyanobacteria inside their own cells and became photosynthetic.
Awesome video! 4:13 it definitely wasn't an animal cell though. It was a super ancient eukaryotic (or pre-eukaryoric, let's say) cell, but not an animal at all.
that confused me, thank you!
I saw 413 and start convulsing rapidlty
Animals are eukaryotic organisms.
@@Quazex DONT B3 1NT1M1D4T3D BROTH3R
@@Quazex ?
Wow this is simply amazing. Wish more of this was taught in school.
Instead of teaching creationism.
Can carnivorous plants like venus flytrap and sundews be considered as mixotrophs too?
Just looked it up on Google. I wasn't thorough and only browsed the top results, but it seemed that yes, they are.
nopp, because they dont digest the animals for energy, they digest for micronutrients like minerals
Heterotrophy and autotrophy is about energy consuption
@@guifdcanalli Arbitrary.
Most would actually say mixotroph for the carnivorous plants, but whatever.
These plants can still consume the bugs for energy (bugs still contain carbohydrates as well), and also they use the bugs' proteins as a source of energy & nitrogen source.
@@mochi844 actually, no
they are normal plants and wont create new structures into absorving carbohydrates when they literally make from air and water, the leaves of carnivorous plants are adapted to absorb minerals, proteins and chitin for the nitrogen, all of those nutrients for purposes of making structures and creation of reagents, not for making energy
@@guifdcanalli Still arbitrary. The plant would have to consume energy for making those structures itself. So iti s ssaving metabolic energy by consuming the components of other beings.
Beautiful animation as always, love the lesson TedEd!
I love the animation for this video. It’s adorable and really helps break down the concepts.
Animals: Noooo you can't make your own food being an animal
Elysias: *Haha mixotrophs go brrr*
It’s all fun and games until another slugs starts eating it thinking it’s a leaf
LOL Yeah
As a side note - really well done for the 17M TED-Ed ❗
Well now I'm going to eat some algea in hopes that I can finally be photosynthetic
Keep notes, for science!
This is wonderful, and I plan to use it with my biology students, but I will need to remind them that algae are not plants!
Glad someone commented on this!
What are they? Part of a separate group?
@@mirjanbouma they are eukaryotic organisms that do not fit into the definition of plant or animal (although I’m not sure if some algae are considered fungi). Last I checked, algae were considered protists.
From a taxonomic standpoint, only brown algae aren't plants. Red and green algae are, because they are part of Archaeplastida(equivalent to kingdom Plantae)
Wait,this video's editing and the take of explaining this blew my mind away.
Kids will be so excited to watch this video!
It is literally what a plant type Pokemon would be like...
And again, the always underrated and misunderstood Bulbasaur is forgotten..
First two gens let Grass win the "cutest starter" competition easily.
the symbiosis with the algae is reminiscent of the symbiosis with mytochondria .
Bulbasaur is the first thing that came into my mind :)
I love this style and animation, very cute.
Ted-ed's animation never disappoints . So impressive 👏
damn, this could be used for future astronauts exploring space
I'm curious, how do you could they could be useful in this application?
This is SIMPLY BRILLIANT!!! Thnks for this awesome video
The Demon of pure reasoning teaching me about about a slug is the most oddly specific thing I've ever seen.
Frickin' amazing! Plus this is the best illustration of a TED-Ed video yet.
the animation is so amazing and so refreshing to the eyes. these illustrations would be perfect for a book. 😍
Animation aside, the sound effects of each moment are appreciable
I'd almost forgotten, but this video has reminded me. In the seventies, my grandfather was one of many people who bought into the idea that taking chlorophyll pills (tablets?) would do wonderful things for you. I loved looking at all the crazy things he had hanging from nails in his garage. I've turned out a bit like him--if I can't find something I need, because I'm so disorganized, I often just go buy another, ending up with several of the items. But he was generous enough, so some of those extra items he bought, he gave to me. He might have given me some chlorophyll pills, if I'd been interested, but I was convinced they were a scam.
these slugs take you are what you eat to a whole new level
Is that the demon of reason speaking? I didn't know they also knew alot about biology
Getting the notification for this video upload and /immediately/ watching it with "Bulbasaur?!" being my only thought
One of my favourite narrators :)
Would be nice if an actual photographic image of the slug was included in the presentation.
Loved this video, you learn something new everyday!
It's been 4months I am follwing this channel I love this channel for giving knowledge and not even a single ad
Omg he looks line a squirell when he goes to the pot at 0:35 . Too much cute
TED-Ed videos are not only insightful, but also very relaxing! :)
The devs for sure need to nerf this, this is way too OP.
If you think this is OP you should revise previous patch notes and other builds. Some jelly fish can be immortal, and if they’re about to die of old age they can immediately reset their age and go back to a child. NGL this is kind of underpowered. Next time earth gets a balance patch they should buff this so mixotrophs can survive fully on one form of food, whether that’s making their own through photosynthesis or eating other organisms, and not a mix of both
If it was OP then it would be more common. It's a trade off like most things.
"but why would a leaf want to walk?"
-Bingo Heeler
Yeah, I know quite a few plant people. I'm even raising 2 of them. Can't wait for them to grow up and synthetize their own food for a change.
Never imagined that somethings of this sort exits.
ThankYou TED-Ed
TED-Ed > TED
I love TED-ED animated content, I love they are incorporating new epigenetic research into their videos as well!
Are Venus fly traps a type of mixotroph?
They are.
Wow! This was like a trip down the lane for me. Remembered my biology classes in school. Good work TedEd
Really interesting!
I get insects every summer that look exactly like a green leaf. So much that my parents didn’t realize in the 30 years they’ve lived here. They’re amazing!
Always so very interesting and exotic. Extraordinary is definitely the word to describe these creatures. What a great video!! I loved it.
Yes, they did a great job!
the animation style was very sweet, i like it
Do you think these animals after millions of years would give rise to walking, talking, conscious animals that could photosynthesise? Fascinating!
not the most original comment but, these kinds of videos genuinely teach me more in 5mins than any biology class at school.
Humans: Most evolved species on the planet
Elysia: Hold my Choloroplast (which I stole from a plant)
...
I am afraid of the day they declare "War For The Planet Of Elysia"
This is the TedEx I like.
Imagine how much easier and cheaper our lives would be if humans were autotrophs 😂
Amazing how there are always new animals to discover and to learn from.
The single celled Euglena also does the same. It is both an autograph and Hetarotroph.
Mixotrophs are my favorite animal. Nature is awesome.
I know it's TED-Ed's format but I find it underwhelming when the video is about a peculiar animal or plant and we are only shown drawings and cartoon of the specimen instead of showing an actual photo or video of it.
Now I'll have to Google this leaf-like animal just to see what it looks like while a better video would already show it.
oh. my god. ever since i learned that animals and plants differ in just modes of obtaining energy, i was wondering about carnivorous plants, and i couldn't find any info on this specific topic
but now this video not only gave me an animal who can photosynthesize by itself, but a direction for further research (mixotrophs)!! thanks!!
When you have an identity crisis
GRROOOTT
These slugs are the living embodiment of the phrase: "You are what you eat."
Just waiting when these researchers find out about my mother-in-law
The best thing i ever did in my life is finding this channel. Would love to be part of this someday……
Never knew about mixoclasts. Amazing. Thank you
The fact that mitochondria also has evidence that this happened is so fascinating. It makes me think of a virus being consumed only up become the nucleus of a cell.
TED-Ed you did it again, this is fantastic
It's weird you call "animals" to single-celled organisms. I had to go and search to see if I was wrong, but it seems that it's rare to find many referring to protozoa as animals now. And cyanobacteria are not plants, are they? I feel confused.
Can someone tell me more about this? (I don't need a large answer). Thanks! :)
You're not confused, the video is just wrong sadly. I think that in an attempt to simplify the explanation they ended up being innacurate on the animal thing. As for cianobacteria, they aren't plants but they are thought to be the origin of chloroplasts, that's why they're mentioned.
@@josequiles7430 Ah!!! OK. Thanks a lot, Jose. Yes, that's something I've never liked in many documentaries that are made "for all audiences". Because quite often they prioritise simplicity over accuracy, as you indicate in this case. And that makes it a movie, a story, not an educational or informative video or documentary. I think it's better not to know a particular issue than misinterpreting it.
Cheers, mate!
Great animation, expressive sound effects and perfect narration!
I know this one! It's a snail which eats so many plants that it sooner or later can do photosynthesis itself!
Elysia, nice name for a granddaughter
Give the animator a raise! ❤️
This is what he gets paid for…. Why would you give him more for doing his job correctly
this is so freaking cool. I kinda wish I could eat a bunch of plants and steal their photosynthesis ability for a year.
Ah! Ted’s ideas and their animation both never seize to amaze me!
Given enough time they will be able to hold onto those chloroplasts indefinitely
Your animations are always top tier👌🏼
Wow. This is life changing :-)
The Shaun the Sheep at 1:53!!! Adorable!!!
I thought of leaf sheep first when I saw the title. Leaf sheep are a type of nudibranch that have green spike like appendages that photosynthesize for them
It was so cute when the little anbulance showed up.
Getting some really cool Subnautica vibes from the music. Great video!
To the ones who likes these kinds of post this is for you. I Hope your day, week, even year is a blessed one. Life is to short to hate and be mad at anything. Start reaching out to loved one more because you never know when it’s our last day here. Whatever it is in life you want to do go after it don’t let anyone tell you other wise. Keep on fighting, pushing, and grinding through whatever you are going through hope all is well peace and one love! ✌🏽 🙏🏽
It's green, its a slug, and it does photosynthesis. It's Piccolo - Gohan got his answer
Since flatworms and slugs were some of the hardiest complex lifeforms to come out of the Cambrian Explosion, maybe when we're gone, these plastids will have their chance to shine. Lord knows they'll have plenty of food to spread out and adapt.
This video is the best teacher so far I had in my life😂