Tiny creatures with translucent bodies found in CA waters. See the new species
Two tiny sea creatures with translucent bodies found on the California coast are both new species. They’re sea slugs, part of ...
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Tiny sea slug could have a big impact on successful coastal conservation efforts
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Banana slug
What is the banana slug? The banana slug is named for its resemblance to a ripe (or overripe, in the case of spotted individuals) banana. It’s one of the slowest creatures on Earth, moving at a ...
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The sea slug’s improbable lesson for living with non-stop news in the Trump era
In the 1960s, neuroscientist Eric Kandel began a series of experiments on the California brown sea hare, a species of sea slug that looks as though it were dropped into the ocean from outer space.
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Tiny creatures with translucent bodies found in CA waters. See the new species
Two tiny sea creatures with translucent bodies found on the California coast are both new species. They’re sea slugs, part of the Dotidae family. And while they’re small — measuring less ...