Nudibranch Nerd
@nudibranchnerd.bsky.social
admirer & advocate of nudibabes & all their squishy relatives
oh no! landlocked! there are quite a few nudibranch species in the North Sea & Mediterranean, in fact, @inaturalist.bsky.social says there are hundreds of species around the European coastlines, so if you ever get a chance to tidepooling, snorkeling, or diving, you can probably find some!
June 7, 2025 at 5:29 PM
oh no! landlocked! there are quite a few nudibranch species in the North Sea & Mediterranean, in fact, @inaturalist.bsky.social says there are hundreds of species around the European coastlines, so if you ever get a chance to tidepooling, snorkeling, or diving, you can probably find some!
found some sexy yellow-spotted millipedes amongst the redwoods 🌿
June 4, 2025 at 2:48 PM
found some sexy yellow-spotted millipedes amongst the redwoods 🌿
it's been a minute but the spring was bustling with great tidepooling! I found my first Olive's & Hilton's aeolid nudibranchs
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June 4, 2025 at 1:34 AM
it's been a minute but the spring was bustling with great tidepooling! I found my first Olive's & Hilton's aeolid nudibranchs
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silly bee, that's not a real sunflower, it's my sunflower star model
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April 18, 2025 at 8:40 PM
silly bee, that's not a real sunflower, it's my sunflower star model
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I caught a pair of velella to show guests on our boat what they look like before they wash up & dry up on the beach, but I think the crew was even more obsessed because they even named them
I released the velella back into the ocean at the end of the trip
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I released the velella back into the ocean at the end of the trip
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April 11, 2025 at 9:51 PM
I caught a pair of velella to show guests on our boat what they look like before they wash up & dry up on the beach, but I think the crew was even more obsessed because they even named them
I released the velella back into the ocean at the end of the trip
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I released the velella back into the ocean at the end of the trip
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while I love the invertebrates I find in the wild, this is my invertebrate at home having one of his no bones days (which is every day for this 17 y/o senior) 🐱🐈
March 30, 2025 at 5:29 PM
while I love the invertebrates I find in the wild, this is my invertebrate at home having one of his no bones days (which is every day for this 17 y/o senior) 🐱🐈
the absolute gayest chiton, ancient greek fashion had nothing on these mollusks iykyk
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March 28, 2025 at 8:33 PM
the absolute gayest chiton, ancient greek fashion had nothing on these mollusks iykyk
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had a fabulous time tidepooling recently! found some new lifer nudibranch species!
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March 11, 2025 at 12:02 AM
had a fabulous time tidepooling recently! found some new lifer nudibranch species!
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echinodamn! look at these beauties! when I first lived in Monterey, it was 2015 & I had to watch sea star wasting syndrome wipe out our local ochre stars as well as other species of sea stars, but the ochre stars have slowly been recovering in Monterey from the devastation
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March 9, 2025 at 4:25 AM
echinodamn! look at these beauties! when I first lived in Monterey, it was 2015 & I had to watch sea star wasting syndrome wipe out our local ochre stars as well as other species of sea stars, but the ochre stars have slowly been recovering in Monterey from the devastation
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friends: staring at the different rockfish an the exhibit at @montereyaq.bsky.social
me: staring at the nudibranchs on the sponges in the same exhibit
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me: staring at the nudibranchs on the sponges in the same exhibit
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March 3, 2025 at 9:16 PM
friends: staring at the different rockfish an the exhibit at @montereyaq.bsky.social
me: staring at the nudibranchs on the sponges in the same exhibit
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me: staring at the nudibranchs on the sponges in the same exhibit
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hello sweet little chonk 💛 I wonder if the feeding barnacles tickle their foot, assuming nudibranchs are ticklish
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March 2, 2025 at 12:54 AM
hello sweet little chonk 💛 I wonder if the feeding barnacles tickle their foot, assuming nudibranchs are ticklish
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mid-February means it is time for the western monarch migration! it's been a rough year as the population overwintering in California has been devastatingly low, but they are capable of rebounding if the next generations have a better summer this year 🤞
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February 16, 2025 at 2:26 AM
mid-February means it is time for the western monarch migration! it's been a rough year as the population overwintering in California has been devastatingly low, but they are capable of rebounding if the next generations have a better summer this year 🤞
🦋🐙🌿🌎📷📸 #wildlife #wildlifephotography
🦋🐙🌿🌎📷📸 #wildlife #wildlifephotography
I love this shop I found on etsy called Sunshine & Sea, they make the cutest nudibranch-themed items! I bought some sea lemon earrings & a necklace from them awhile back & now I have this gorgeous dirona magnet featuring the most adorable barnacles!
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February 7, 2025 at 10:20 PM
I love this shop I found on etsy called Sunshine & Sea, they make the cutest nudibranch-themed items! I bought some sea lemon earrings & a necklace from them awhile back & now I have this gorgeous dirona magnet featuring the most adorable barnacles!
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here's one of the releases, I hold the bowl up to some kelp growing from the docks, wait for one of the nudibranchs to grab on, gently pull the bowl away, & with them luck!
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February 3, 2025 at 12:42 AM
here's one of the releases, I hold the bowl up to some kelp growing from the docks, wait for one of the nudibranchs to grab on, gently pull the bowl away, & with them luck!
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I posted this on my other account, but obviously it needs to be here: opalescent party!
a friend was cleaning the underside of his neglected skiff & he lets me relocate invertebrates 🧡
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a friend was cleaning the underside of his neglected skiff & he lets me relocate invertebrates 🧡
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February 3, 2025 at 12:35 AM
I posted this on my other account, but obviously it needs to be here: opalescent party!
a friend was cleaning the underside of his neglected skiff & he lets me relocate invertebrates 🧡
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a friend was cleaning the underside of his neglected skiff & he lets me relocate invertebrates 🧡
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look at this pair of cuties 🤍 when epiphytes & hydrozoans coat the kelp, it can be tricky finding dendronotid nudibranchs that are normally tiny & cryptic, but these were some large chonks!
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January 13, 2025 at 2:53 AM
look at this pair of cuties 🤍 when epiphytes & hydrozoans coat the kelp, it can be tricky finding dendronotid nudibranchs that are normally tiny & cryptic, but these were some large chonks!
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it's been awhile since I've hopped on this account, but I wanted to share that one of my favorite swimming predatory slugs is back on exhibit at the @montereyaq.bsky.social 💙 I always love seeing the sea angels, they are truly vicious little predators, well adapted to pelagic life
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January 11, 2025 at 4:40 PM
it's been awhile since I've hopped on this account, but I wanted to share that one of my favorite swimming predatory slugs is back on exhibit at the @montereyaq.bsky.social 💙 I always love seeing the sea angels, they are truly vicious little predators, well adapted to pelagic life
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hello tiny slimy friend 🧡 I enjoy the challenge of finding super small nudibranchs while dockfouling
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September 24, 2024 at 11:16 PM
hello tiny slimy friend 🧡 I enjoy the challenge of finding super small nudibranchs while dockfouling
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it's freaking bats, I love Halloween 🦇 🎃
September 24, 2024 at 4:41 PM
it's freaking bats, I love Halloween 🦇 🎃
when your favorite local bakery makes spider loaves for Halloween season 🍞 🕷️ 🎃
September 23, 2024 at 12:57 AM
when your favorite local bakery makes spider loaves for Halloween season 🍞 🕷️ 🎃
a snail veliger, very wiggle, very plankton
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September 20, 2024 at 10:08 PM
a snail veliger, very wiggle, very plankton
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scaled worm snail nomming
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September 19, 2024 at 1:12 AM
scaled worm snail nomming
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there's been a strong shift from classically orange cerata to brown cerata in the opalescents I've been seeing on the docks this summer, which I find fascinating & wonder if it's genetic? environmental? dietary? a combination of factors?
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September 17, 2024 at 6:30 PM
there's been a strong shift from classically orange cerata to brown cerata in the opalescents I've been seeing on the docks this summer, which I find fascinating & wonder if it's genetic? environmental? dietary? a combination of factors?
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🎵 peanut worm, peanut worm, eats like a sea cucumber🎶 but peanut worm, peanut worm, you're not a sea cucumber 🎵 you're an annelid! 🎶 *sung to whatever Legend of Zelda tune is stuck in my head*
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September 16, 2024 at 9:01 PM
🎵 peanut worm, peanut worm, eats like a sea cucumber🎶 but peanut worm, peanut worm, you're not a sea cucumber 🎵 you're an annelid! 🎶 *sung to whatever Legend of Zelda tune is stuck in my head*
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probably my favorite thing about @montereyaq.bsky.social is in many of the native habitat exhibits, if you look long enough, you will find a microcosm of life fills every exhibit beyond what the signs describe like this tiny white sea cucumber in a "sculpin" exhibit
September 16, 2024 at 2:21 AM
probably my favorite thing about @montereyaq.bsky.social is in many of the native habitat exhibits, if you look long enough, you will find a microcosm of life fills every exhibit beyond what the signs describe like this tiny white sea cucumber in a "sculpin" exhibit