In case their bright colors don't deter predators, this sea slug — Janolus flavoanulatus — can roll into a ball & secrete acids from their cerata (the pointy things serving as their gills).

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Sea angels capture hearts with their fluttering wings and ethereal transparency. Detailed photos that show off their celestial features are actually closeups – sea angels are surprisingly small!

Meet these tiny but mighty swimming snails at our Into the Deep/En lo Profundo exhibit.

Here comes the side-eye prickly guy cutie pie 🤗🐡 #porcupinepufferfish #pufferfish #pufferfishofcoralcity #sideeye #pricklyguy #cutiepie #braincoral #coral #coralhead #coralcitycamera #miami #portmiami #miamibeach #biscaynebay #coralcity #civicpridethroughbiodiversity

Glass squids (Cranchiidae) are nearly invisible, with bodies made mostly of water and light-reflecting cells. They float through the ocean looking like ghostly space invaders—all vibes, no solid structure. Photo from @mbarinews.bsky.social more info at www.mbari.org/animal/glass... #marinelife

the tips of the cerata look like candy corn :)

I wish I had the body flexibility of a giant /rainbow nudibranch! Have you ever watched them swim? They have some serious moves💓Dendronotus iris , spotted off the dock on Vashon Island last week.

MBARI researchers have discovered a remarkable new species of sea slug in the deep sea. Nicknamed the "mystery mollusc," the nudibranch Bathydevius caudactylus swims through the midnight zone and lights up with brilliant bioluminescence.

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