Friday, March 21, 2014

The Nudibranch Feeding

Photo: A nudibranch eating a sea hare


Nudibranch Feeding


Nudibranchs are carnivores that slowly ply their range, grazing on algae, sponges, anemones, and corals. Many, like this red-white-and-blue aggressor devouring a sea hare near Bali, Indonesia, will assimilate the toxins and nematocysts (stinging cells) of their victims and use them for their own defense.












(source:google/http://ocean.nationalgeographic.com/)

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