According to Dr. Kusumi, the sea slugs in question have all the best traits found in animals capable of complex regeneration. For example, these sea slugs have a “breakage plane” along their ...

“It was really cool to think the slugs survived as little bio-solar panels,” says Jeff Adams, a marine-water quality specialist at Washington Sea Grant in Bremerton.

Stunning new sea slug species look just like seaweed "This may be the best example of an animal masquerading as a plant that we have," one researcher said of the camouflaged creatures.

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 ...

Elysia cf. marginata sea slugs can decapitate their head and regrow their body in a matter of weeks. From Sayaka Mitoh Three of the 82 Elysia atroviridis slugs decapitated their bodies at the neck.

At Sea Slug Watchers, visitors can view numerous images of species, watch movies, get tips on photographing the organisms, and read descriptions of how to find them.

These sea slugs would need a very good reason to self-decapitate, and that reason may be parasites. Three of the individuals that jettisoned their bodies in Mitoh’s lab were infested with tiny ...

Bathydevius caudactylus is the first known sea slug to live in the deep water column. It lives in the ocean’s midnight zone–a wide area of open water about 3,300 to 13,100 feet below the surface.

In this episode, we’re diving into the weird and wonderful world of sea slugs. These tiny marine creatures come in incredible colors and patterns that make them look like real-life Pokémon. We ...

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 ...