The colours of the Nudibranch

published in misc by bjr on Mar 16 2009 12:24 PM | 1 comment

 Animals Sea Marine Nudibranch Nature Ocean

The nudibranch are small marine mollusks, about 2 to 6 cm long, similar to "sea slugs". They live wherever there's salt water, so their variety is huge, reaching the 3000 different species. Their main trait is the richness of their colour, that covers their body and allows an effective camouflage in coral reefs, their main habitat. The nudibranch are as graceful as they are repellent, but deserve a closer look...

 Animals Sea Marine Nudibranch Nature Ocean

 Animals Sea Marine Nudibranch Nature Ocean

 Animals Sea Marine Nudibranch Nature Ocean

 Animals Sea Marine Nudibranch Nature Ocean

 Animals Sea Marine Nudibranch Nature Ocean

 Animals Sea Marine Nudibranch Nature Ocean

Photos by Raymond.

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Amazing creatures aren't they? The scale shot of the nudibranch near a finger tip is particularly good. Good little collection of pictures.

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