These Beautiful Opalescent Sea Slugs Are Small But Deadly

Amaze Lab 2019-09-04

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Hermissenda opalescens flash their bright colors as they slink across the ocean floor, but they aren’t just for show. The tiny, technicolored nudibranchs ingest stinging cysts from their prey, arming the tips of their cerata with the toxins to use against enemies.

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