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:
Lettuce Sea Slug, Tridachia crispata
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.
Comments
They are quite beautiful - like butterflies of the sea.
Posted by: Laughing Stone | October 10, 2007 5:16 PM
Wonderful!
P.S.: Quatari
Posted by: Don Quijote | October 11, 2007 7:34 AM
P.P.S. Without the 'u' of course.
Posted by: Don Quijote | October 11, 2007 7:36 AM
They are tasty, too, if cooked properly.
Posted by: synapse | October 11, 2007 10:58 AM
They are really wonderful, ...indeed like butterflies!!!
Posted by: PHP Encoder | October 15, 2007 7:54 AM
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.
Posted by: sailor | October 15, 2007 8:39 AM
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.
Posted by: Irina Roginskaya | November 19, 2007 10:27 AM
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!:)
Posted by: science lover999 | July 6, 2008 12:21 AM
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!!!!:)
Posted by: science lover999 | July 6, 2008 12:30 AM
ew u eat em???any ways they seem creepy to me
Posted by: 6666 | August 4, 2008 11:32 PM
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Posted by: hannah and jessica | August 15, 2008 10:39 PM
Bosie is vreeslik coole
Posted by: Bosie | August 24, 2008 11:51 AM
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!
Posted by: monica and holly | September 5, 2008 12:53 AM
I sore 1 on the weekend.SERIOUSLY they do look like a butterfly,but they feel like vevelt HOPE U SEE 1 SOMTIME BEAUITIFUL
Posted by: Gorgia SMITH | October 9, 2008 5:57 PM
Photo of the Lettuce Sea Slug, Tridachia crispata
courtesy of Laszlo Ilyes @ www.flickr.com
Posted by: Laszlo Ilyes | February 21, 2009 6:08 PM
Sea Slugs - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWI_clLqJpc
Posted by: Dave | July 4, 2009 6:23 AM