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5 years ago

Nudibranchs, The colorful slugs of the sea!

I’m going to try and draw strange, or at least relatively less known animals regularly, then give a fun fact about them. Please tell me if there are any strange creatures you would like me to do : )

Fun Fact: They are carnivorous with very specific diets, most species focusing on only a single prey. The blue dragon nudibranch (center blue) consumes the venomous harpoon-like cells from the Portuguese man o’ war, than incorporates them into their own skin. Many other species of nudibranchs do the same with other highly toxic oceanic wildlife