#nudibranchs — Public Fediverse posts

Illustration by Kumataro Ito, from Notes and Description of Specimens Collected on the Philippine Expedition of the Steamer Albatross (ca. 1908).

Source: Smithsonian Libraries and Archives / Biodiversity Heritage Library

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/456d94cb-2289-405b-be0e-25b4886c827d

#aquatic #gastropods #nudibranchs #art #publicdomain

Nudibranchs: How Sea Slugs Steal Venom | Natural History Museum

Stinging cells, produced by cnidarians such as jellyfish and anemones, are one of ocean creatures’ most effective defences.

This method of protection can keep almost all predators at bay – but not the kaleidoscopically colourful sea slug.

Discover the incredible world of sea slugs that commit serial stinging-cell crimes.

https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/nudibranchs-psychedelic-thieves-of-the-sea.html

#science #nature #nudibranchs #seaSlugs

solarpoweredseaslug #Elysiaviridis is a nudibranch that can ingest intact chloroplasts from the algae on which it feeds and use them in its own body to photosynthesise. #cornwall #sealife #nudibranchs

Diving in #newquay bay yesterday. Thinking Amphorina Farrani, the #nudibranchs are slowly appearing on the northern coast of #cornwall. This was tricky to photo, digging into the small animal turf. Ocean temperature knocking around the 12-13 degree mark but feeling a bit more summery. #oceanlife #freedive #snorkeling

Gauguin? Matisse? Miró? Well, actually, it’s… sea slug! 🤗 A team at the Max Planck Institute of Colloids & Interfaces discovered that #nudibranchs - a type of marine slug often called 'the #butterflies of the #sea' - produce their brilliant hues not with pigment chemistry as previously thought, but through structural colouration, arranged in pixel-like patterns.🦋🐚🎨.🌊 More: https://www.mpg.de/26287823/impressionist-sea-slugs [Credit: Samuel Humphrey/MPI of Colloids and Interfaces]

Peirce Island in New Hampshire was positively overflowing with nudibranchs last week. The fisheye lens really shows off the abundance of hydroids (nudi food!) and great visibility. Prints: buff.ly/0t6h5l9 #nudibranchs #underwaterphotography #NewEngland #fisheye #photography #olympus #om1 🦑 📷

Dive into Wool Creature Lab’s World of Vibrant Felted #Nudibranchs !
https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2026/03/wool-creature-lab-arina-bovenich-felted-wool-nudibranchs/ via Colossal

Did you know #nudibranchs are hermaphrodites but still need a partner to reproduce? 🐌🌊 It’s a complicated romance under the sea!

From chemical exchanges to intricate courtship rituals, learn how these colorful sea slugs make it happen.

Read more: https://scubahanknyc.com/2023/10/12/it-takes-two-nudibranchs/

#nature #underwater #marinebiology

"How should one photograph such an animal?" Peter Godfrey-Smith on the ethics of observing nudibranchs
https://metazoan.net/126-spun-of-light/

#nature #MarineBiology #nudibranchs #photography #animals #molluscs #NaturePhotography #underwater #UnderwaterPhotography #NSW #blog

Illustration by Kumataro Ito, from Notes and Description of Specimens Collected on the Philippine Expedition of the Steamer Albatross (ca. 1908).

Source: Smithsonian Libraries and Archives / Biodiversity Heritage Library

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/322608cb-630e-48c1-85d0-a7cdd6b5a92c

#aquatic #gastropods #nudibranchs #art #publicdomain

Illustration by Kumataro Ito, from Notes and Description of Specimens Collected on the Philippine Expedition of the Steamer Albatross (ca. 1908).

Source: Smithsonian Libraries and Archives / Biodiversity Heritage Library

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/361cf088-c753-4fb9-8aa3-b5c7cb56e885

#aquatic #gastropods #nudibranchs #art #publicdomain

Illustration by Kumataro Ito, from Notes and Description of Specimens Collected on the Philippine Expedition of the Steamer Albatross (ca. 1908).

Source: Smithsonian Libraries and Archives / Biodiversity Heritage Library

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/b2cd308d-e17e-4862-b4bb-dcdc0fc4e4bf

#aquatic #gastropods #nudibranchs #art #publicdomain

Small to tiny friends from this weekend on the coast. A little blob of goo in a tidepool was actually a beautiful nudibranch! Then the little sparrow-sized blob in a tree turned out to be cute pygmy owl.

#pnw #nature #photography #wildlife #owls #tidepools #nudibranchs #birds