The 8-inch, bright pink slug has been isolated in a "sky island" for millions of years.
Most of us can barely recover from a bad haircut, but there are two species of sea slugs that can literally regrow their ...
Nudibranchs, commonly known as sea slugs, are a group of shell-less marine molluscs. Their name means 'naked gill', referring to the breathing apparatus on the outside of their soft bodies. But these ...
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 ...
While the opalescent nudibranch is a type of “sea slug,” it is also a brilliantly beautiful and vibrant creature. The colourful species each have flowing projections on their backs that ...
One of the three even lost and regrew its body twice. Two different species of Japanese sea slugs did this regeneration trick. Other creatures can cast off body parts when needed, like when some ...
One study focused on the sacoglossan sea slug Plakobranchus ocellatus, which was found to have the highest retention time for kleptoplasts among the species examined. This research highlighted the ...