Mar 09, 2021 11:10 AM EST
The chopped-off heads of at least two species of sea slugs can eat, walk, and probably even pass out waste during the one to three weeks it takes for their bodies - both the heart - to regeneration after being separated00000 at the neck.
(Photo : Tom Fisk)
How Long Does It Take Their Bodies to Grow Back?
Sayaka Mitoh at Nara Women s University in Japan explained that their bodies without a head can survive for up to a few months, with the heart still kicking until the flesh starts to decay, the bodies never grow back heads. The head has radial or teeth and brain, which might not be replaceable.