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While the algae get shelter and a safe place to live and grow, the clams benefit by feeding on the sugars the algae produce through photosynthesis.

These gave rise to the early dinosaurs such as small predatory theropods who fed on insects and fish.

But, like underwater blood hounds, sea turtles that feed on seagrass can lead researchers to the meadows far more reliably than satellite images, a team of marine ecologists has found.

At the same time, it is highly selective, filtering and feeding on plankton rather than letting the particles stream out through the gills.

Flores’ western honey bees, Apis mellifera, had been staying on the farm in Somis for the winter, feeding on the nearby pepper trees and eucalyptus to help get them through to spring.