SmoogyJul 8, 2023
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The beautiful opalescent nudibranch (Hermissenda opalescens), one of the most colorful species of sea slug, filmed off the coast of California by Aron Sanchez-Baranda.

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More information on the opalescent nudibranch: https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/animals/animals-a-to-z/opalescent-nudibranch

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Jul 7, 2023 at 1:28pmTusky
Show threadmicheleJul 7, 2023
@wonderofscience beautiful! Tell Aron to join Mastodon 😃
Show threadArio2022 (She/Her)Jul 7, 2023

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Absolutely gorgeous! I'll bet it's deadly, too. 🤔

Show threadBoules de FourrureJul 8, 2023
@Ario2022 @wonderofscience no. Sea slugs are harmless
Show threadPlantingTrees😷🇨🇦🌻👠Jul 7, 2023
@wonderofscience Wow! That is one of the most extravagantly gorgeous creatures I've seen. A work of art. Thanks!
Show threadTyler MumfordJul 7, 2023
@wonderofscience That is mesmerizing. Reminds me of dragons in Tears of the Kingdom.
Show threadQuincy PeckJul 7, 2023
@tylermumford @wonderofscience that was my first thought as well!
Show threadDiamond JoyJul 7, 2023
@wonderofscience Stunning! 🤩
Show threadMandapandamoniaJul 7, 2023
@wonderofscience Fish are aliens. I stand by that. They are incredible, magnificent, terrifying little aliens.
Show threadMichael de Jong 🍉Jul 7, 2023
@wonderofscience Could there be more going on than just survival of the fittest? Surely not a god or a bearded male but some creative principle?
Show threadSławomir WójcikJul 7, 2023
@wonderofscience Is it lethal? Looks like it could be.
Show threadEarthOneJul 7, 2023
@wonderofscience Whoa! Stunning!
Show threadolaolarollaJul 7, 2023
@wonderofscience I think this was filmed on the set of The Guardians of the Galaxy brah...
Show threadElkenumber1Jul 7, 2023
@wonderofscience wow! Gorgeous!
Show threadTony Diep (He/Him)Jul 7, 2023

@wonderofscience

nudibranch

nudibranch

nudibranch?!?

Show threadTony Diep (He/Him)Jul 7, 2023
@wonderofscience also, this nudibranch is the drag queen of sea slugs
Show threadFarnanderSJul 8, 2023
@wonderofscience So beautiful
Show thread거윈 🍉🌾Jul 8, 2023

@wonderofscience
Nudibranches are always a beauty to behold!

@jikodesu

Show threadKris SamselJul 8, 2023
@wonderofscience 🏆
Show threadRrrurboatlibadJul 8, 2023
@wonderofscience wow
Show threadBooks_GraceHudsonAUJul 8, 2023
@wonderofscience This is so soothing
Show thread川嶋光照Jul 8, 2023
@wonderofscience
海の動物ですか何と言う名前ですか
Show thread🥥 Tucker Carlson's Nuts 🥥Jul 8, 2023
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🥥 I see your #Halloween #SeaSlug and raise you a #LeafSheepSeaSlug: https://newsie.social/@JStatePost/110679111350644218
🥥 Tucker Carlson's Nuts 🥥 (@[email protected])

🥥 I present to you the #LeafSheepSeaSlug, an underwater creature found under the sea near #Japan. It has found a way to use photosynthesis to live, has a "face" that looks like a cartoon cow, and has gone viral periodically ever since the start of teh #internets. 🥥https://nerdist.com/article/leaf-sheep-sea-slugs-animal-performs-photosynthesis-looks-like-a-pokemon/

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Show threadMuckrakingMadnessJul 8, 2023
@wonderofscience Wow I thought I was looking at CGI -beautiful.
Show threadVirginicusJul 8, 2023
@wonderofscience #ThingsImGladArentTenFeetLong
Show threadDagnabbit, Pascaline! 💥Jul 11, 2023
@wonderofscience Oh god, how beautiful! This made me smile and I needed that ❤ Thanks!