Stunning sea slug makes appearance during low tide in La Jolla

Beachgoers in La Jolla, California were surprised to see a Spanish shawl nudibranch, a vibrant sea slug with purple and ...
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These Horrifying Sea Slugs Smell Like Watermelon Candies

These fun looking sea slugs have a few unique features, not the least of which is the fact that they defend themselves by smelling like watermelon candies. Hosted by: Michael Aranda Huge thanks go to ...
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Discovery of rare sea slug making waves in N.S.

Snorkellers found the elusive photosynthesizing sea slug in Rainbow Haven Provincial Park near Dartmouth in mid-October. The find has captured the interest of researchers across the U.S. The CBC's ...
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‘Rare’ sea creature with ‘leaf’-like body found in tide pool in Italy. See it

Scientists surveying tide pools in Italy found a “rare” sea creature in a first-of-its-kind sighting for the Adriatic Sea, photos show. Screengrab from @MaPaRoNNiE’s YouTube video Along the rocky ...
New Scientist

See the alien-looking sea slug spotted in UK waters for the first time

This colourful creature is no alien, but it is a long way from home. For the first time, the presence of a type of tropical sea slug has been confirmed by scientists in UK waters. Spurilla neapolitana ...
Seattle Times

‘We Are All Shocked’: Warming Waters Bring a Stinging Sea Slug to Spain’s Coasts

When a pair of curious-looking sea slugs were found in August on the beach near Guardamar del Segura, few in the resort town in southern Spain noticed. But then, the tiny blue creatures — capable of ...
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Popular beaches closed after warnings of stinging blue dragon sea slugs

GUARDAMAR DEL SEGURA, Spain - Recent sightings of a tiny blue sea slug with a powerful sting have closed beaches in southeastern Spain. Blue Dragon sea slugs are around an inch long and have unique ...
The New York Times

‘We Are All Shocked’: Warming Waters Bring a Stinging Sea Slug to Spain’s Coasts

The blue dragons, which pack a ferocious sting, have led to several beach closures. Experts say it’s a worrying sign of the warming of the Mediterranean. By Jonathan Wolfe When a pair of ...
Miami Herald

Ocean creature — with medicinal interest — thriving in polluted Italy water

A widespread species of sea slug was found living in water with high human impacts, and it may have medicinal qualities. Zen Summer via Unsplash Where do medications come from? Aspirin was derived ...
CNN

Beaches in Spanish tourist hotspot shut after rare, venomous sea slugs found

Beaches in the town of Guardamar del Segura, in southeastern Spain, closed earlier this week after the discovery of two venomous sea slugs in the water, local authorities announced. Due to the ...
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Dragons on the Outer Banks? Venomous blue sea slugs wash up on the beach.

They look like tiny dragons, they dine on Portuguese man-of-wars, they’re venomous and they’re turning up on Outer Banks beaches. The blue sea dragon, a type of venomous sea slug that lives in the ...