The Qatar National History Group, a Qatari (Qatarian, Qatarese?), nature outing group, recently discovered what is believed to be a new species of sea slug. The pictures of the colorful critter were reviewed by Dr. Bill Rudman, head of the Sea Slug Forum, and he believes it bears resemblance to a sea slug last seen in Pakistan a century ago. Perhaps more even more interesting, was Zooillogix's discovery of the existence of the Sea Slug Forum, which has an exhaustive collection sea slug pictures and aqua-slug related links. Spend a few minutes perusing this awesome collection and make your cubicle mate think you are weirder than they already do.
New Qatari Sea Slug
More cool sea slugs:
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Lettuce Sea Slug, Tridachia crispata
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Hypselodoris festiva
even more hot sea slug action below the fold...
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Like a model without cocaine and cigarettes, sea slugs quickly lose their sex appeal when removed from the water.
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They are quite beautiful - like butterflies of the sea.
Wonderful!
P.S.: Quatari
P.P.S. Without the 'u' of course.
They are tasty, too, if cooked properly.
They are really wonderful, ...indeed like butterflies!!!
Lovely photos, which make them all look outstanding, so butterflies of the sea seems appropriate. However, unlike butterflies they are hard to see in their natural environment, they merge right into their surroundings.
The creature with red cerata seems very like Coryphella (Flabellina).Just the same colour has our Coryphella gracilis of the White and Barents Seas . It is a pity that only the left side of the body is shown on the photo. The characteristic (diagnostic) position of the anus of Coryphellas is on the right side . The photographs are very beautiful! Irina Roginskaya.
I love sea slugs they are so beautiful in their own envierment they are as you may say butterflies too bad you cant see them in their natrual habbitat!!!!!:) but wouldn't that be so fasinating!:)
which is your favorite mines is the one and only big blue hypsrlodoris festiva isn't it beautiful. I would live to see one in real life sometime wouldn't you!!!!?!:)wow what a beauty!if you have any of your favorite please share don't be afraid?!!:) I would love to know and as we all say they are beautiful sea butterflies!!!!:)
ew u eat em???any ways they seem creepy to me
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We were in Destin Florida and we saw this brown thing in the water wwe thought it was a clump of seaweed but we held it and it looked like the picture above. We didn't know what it was we just now found out. :] COOL!
I sore 1 on the weekend.SERIOUSLY they do look like a butterfly,but they feel like vevelt HOPE U SEE 1 SOMTIME BEAUITIFUL
Photo of the Lettuce Sea Slug, Tridachia crispata
courtesy of Laszlo Ilyes @ www.flickr.com
Sea Slugs - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWI_clLqJpc
thanks a lot for write
umm i saw a sea sluge i think it was weird and when i poked it with a stick purpleish ink came out
send me a message if u need somthing at kylesweny@tahoo.com i will get some pics of it ok u guys bye for now.
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is cool