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Sea Slug Splendor: The Astonishing Nembrotha Kubaryana

Sea Slug Splendor: The Astonishing Nembrotha kubaryana

Meet Melibe viridis, a carnivorous sea slug with a gelatinous vacuum cleaner for a head. By @sina.joelle The inner edge of the expandable hood is fringed with sensory papillae that help the nudi detect when a tiny crustacean has strayed into the death net. Most nudibranchs (and many other molluscs) are equipped with a rasped, tongue-like structure called a radula, which they use to cut and break down food before it enters the oesophagus. But members of the Melibe genus are not like other sea slu

This sea slug was having the time of its life. @getting_salty published the video on TikTok, showing what looks like a sea slug swimming in the waters of the Pacific Northwest. The nearly transparent creature uses the hood on its head to capture food as it moves. | OceanX

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