The sea slugs work together to attack their prey, a sea anemone.
Kate Otter
The slow slaughter beneath the waves is surprisingly social: some sea slugs attack their anemone prey in groups, highlighting that predator cooperation is not limited to more complex carnivores like wolves or lions.
“[The study is] “This is a fascinating example of how the same forms of cooperative behavior have evolved as ways of solving life’s challenges in very different organisms and ecological contexts.” Michael Kant He is a researcher at the University of Exeter in the UK, but was not involved in the study.
Source: www.newscientist.com
