A certain species of sea slug steals chloroplasts from algae and houses its contraband in special organelles that it can raid ...

But this title also applies to some of the most vibrant and diversely colored and patterned creatures on our planet: you just ...

The slugs are often dubbed the "butterflies of the sea", and most are harmless to humans, with only a few causing skin ...

A new study led by Harvard biologists describes how some sea slugs consume algae and incorporate their photosynthetic ...

New Species of Sea Slug Discovered. Posted: November 21, 2024 | Last updated: December 12, 2024. More than 20 years after first observing a glowing creature in the deep sea California researchers ...

Researchers have discovered a new species of glowing sea slug deep in the ocean’s midnight zone. Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) scientists said in a press release on Tuesday ...

A team from the University of Queensland in Australia analyzed sea slug coloration across 45 eastern Australian species. Poisonous animals like some nudibranchs –aka sea slugs–and poisonous ...

Types of large sea slugs called the California sea hare and black sea hare can be found off the coast and in tide pools. Skip to content. All Sections. 66°F. Saturday, July 5th 2025 ...

The sea hare’s only other predator is a larger type of sea slug. “If you are curious and feel safe in the tide pools, it is generally safe to hold [a sea hare] gently,” Seid said.

In the 1960s, neuroscientist Eric Kandel began a series of experiments on the California brown sea hare, a species of sea slug that looks as though it were dropped into the ocean from outer space.

The slugs are often dubbed the "butterflies of the sea", and most are harmless to humans, with only a few causing skin ...

Sea slugs don’t shy away from the fish, crabs, sea turtles, or even other sea slugs that might want to take a bite out of them. Instead, the brightest and most patterned sea slugs are more ...