Sea slugs use bold, bright colors under sunlight to warn predators of their toxic traits. These colors are easier for fish to ...

Stinging cells, produced by cnidarians such as jellyfish and anemones, are one of ocean creatures' most effective defences. This method of protection can keep almost all predators at bay - but not the ...

Sea slugs don’t shy away from the fish, crabs, sea turtles, or even other sea slugs that might want to take a bite out of them. Instead, the brightest and most patterned sea slugs are more active ...

The slugs graze on their living prey ... An inch long and electric blue, they sequester the stinging cells from the Portuguese man-of-war they eat, arming themselves against predators.

The nudibranch eats hydroids and anemones — invertebrates that have stinging cells in their tissues. But those cells don’t hurt the nudibranch. Instead, the sea slug transfers the stinging ...

"We simulated how the sea slugs would appear to a predator, using dedicated cameras and software. "They advertise their underlying defenses such as nasty chemicals or stinging cells with bold ...

They found that sea slugs use bold visual signals like brightly colored spots, thick stripes, or enhanced body outlines to advertise that they are equipped with stinging cells, chemicals ...