ever wonder why confectioners and candy makers keep making sweets that look just like deadly poisonous animals? Well, here's another episode from @KateShaw , about another deadly toxic animal that looks a delicious adorable bunny marshmallow:
#nudibranch
#mollusc
#gastropod
#snail
#bunny
#seaBunny
#notABunny
@mads The animal that most blew my mind when I found out about it was the sea swallow.
I'm not sure how I'd not heard about these before.
Just look at it!
They float upside-down under the surface of the open ocean, scooting about looking for food. They eat things like Portuguese man o' war and steal the stinging nematocysts to use for their own defense.
And, they're just crazy-levels of elegant.
Nudibranch Hypselodoris Bullockii
#gili #giliislands #lombok #diving #trawangan #scuba #giliair #ocean #sealife #marinelife #padi #Hypselodoris #seaslug #nudibranch #indonesia
A bizarre #SeaSlug in the deep https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adv5900
Discovery and description of a remarkable #bathypelagic #nudibranch, Bathydevius caudactylus, gen. et. sp. nov. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0967063724001845
"it exhibits #bioluminescence and a gelatinous body with a bell-shaped oral hood and finger-like projections on its tail, which distinguish it from known species... This study highlights the importance of exploring #DeepSea environments"
A nudibranch full of tubercles : Phyllidia ocellata
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Dive number: 667
Date / time: Mon Dec 9, 2024 10:15 AM
Dive site: Folly Cove, Massachusetts
Water Temperature: 45F
Bottom Time: 1h4m
Met up with a buddy for a morning dive at Folly. The visibility was great, but we just didn't find a whole heck of a lot. A few rim-backed nudis, some moon snails, some anemones, and not much else.
Nudibranch in Lombok - Gili - Indonesia
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Hey!
If you know anyone whose #fursona is a #nudibranch, tell them I think they're neat!
And uh, if you know any cat-loving mares, tell them I have sugar cubes. <3
I also don't know many birbs, somehow. And not nearly enough bunnies... #furry #furries
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I found this nudibranch (Aeolidia papillosa) on a dive at the UNH Research Pier in New Castle, New Hampshire. They prey on various Cnidaria species like pink hydroids and frilled nudibranches. They are tricky to photograph as they blend into their surroundings, but the snoot really helped to separate this one from its surroundings.
Prints: https://briangweber.com/featured/shag-rug-nudibranch-brian-weber.html
Weekend #Plankton #Factoid
There were recent articles about a new #species Bathydevius caudactylus, nicknamed Mystery Mollusc. In fact this bioluminescent pelagic #nudibranch has been studied by friends at #MBARI for 20 yrs to describe it. Most "sea slugs" are benthic, but this one swims in the deep #ocean midwater, using a bag-like hood to capture prey. The name incorporates devious (hard to find) and dactylus (refering to "finger" projections on the foot). #science
https://www.mbari.org/news/mbari-researchers-discover-remarkable-new-swimming-sea-slug-in-the-deep-sea/
A Pustulose Nudibranch in repose, pretty in pink. Barbie Nudibranch anyone? Your #sealife #photooftheday
#nudibranch #Wednesday
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Nudibranch Glossodoris cincta in Lombok - Gili
#gili #giliislands #lombok #diving #nudibranch #nudibranches #seaslug #scuba #giliair #gilimeno #pets #ocean #sealife #marinelife #padi
Happy International Sea Slug Day - I only saw my first #Nudibranch this month - Scribbled Nudibranch.
#MarineLife #Inverts #SeaSlug #虫
#Photography
#ShoreWalk