• Justin@lemmy.jlh.name
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    6 hours ago

    homo sapiens is known to use photosynthesis through symbiotic relationships with various grasses to create sugars, lipids, and proteins for itself

    • Tlaloc_Temporal@lemmy.ca
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      2 hours ago

      Eh, that’s a few dozen steps removed. By that standard, every herbivore “uses” photosynthesis.

      These guys (coral & lichen too) use photosynthesis much more directly, completely encapsulating the algea and supporting it internally. It’s much closer to mitochondria.