There have only been three previous sightings of the creature in the UK. Experts believe the slugs are adapting to climate change by moving into warmer waters. An extremely rare creature was ...
Some of the most bizarre lifeforms on Earth lurk in the deeper realms of the ocean. There was so little known about one of these creatures that it took 20 years just to figure out what exactly it was.
Caitlin O'Kane is a New York City journalist who works on the CBS News social media team as a senior manager of content and production. She writes about a variety of topics and produces "The Uplift," ...
In the waters of the western Pacific drift odd bits of seaweed that look like grapes. But look carefully: Impeccably hidden sea slugs lie among this algae, cloaked in what look like green capes. For ...
Sea slugs are one of the world’s most stunning, diverse, and adaptable animals. Not only are sea slugs beautiful to look at, but their methods of survival are unparalleled. While some marine species ...
A photosynthetic sea slug has developed a unique evolutionary mechanism to help it get ahead in life, so to speak. Sacoglossan slugs have the ability to quite literally decapitate their own heads from ...
OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) -- Giant purple blobs are invading East Bay beaches and waterways. They are not a danger to the people, but the slugs' big size is unusual. They are called sea hares and they can ...
The marine animal featured in the February 2023 Reddit post below has been gracing internet discussions since 2021. It's known as a "Spanish dancer" sea slug for reasons that are clear when you see it ...
Zoologists have discovered a new species of sea slug living in eastern India and have named it after the country’s president. Researchers from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) found the slug along ...
They had to sea it to believe it. Researchers near California waters found an elusive, deep sea “mystery” mollusk that operates as a Venus fly trap far below depth. The creature is also spectacularly ...
A volunteer with The Rock Pool Project in Falmouth, England discovered quite an extraordinary sight while turning over rocks at the end of the day. Underneath a large rock covered in seaweed, Vicky ...