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newtboy (Member Profile)

Crab Carrying Jellyfish for Camouflage

drradon says...

Is that a jellyfish or a nudibranch? They are different... and the nudibranch is quite well protected and may impart some protection to the crab...

Australian Scuba Diver Films Stunning Spider Crab Pyramid

rbeckett says...

hey! I dive there!

although never seen anything like this - usually only a few leatherjackets and maybe some nudibranchs...

mintbbb (Member Profile)

Nudibranchs of Papua New Guinea Are The Coolest Creatures

newtboy says...

When I was in Marine Biology (for years) I always thought of nudibranchs as sea slugs with style. Some more than others.

One-Legged Batman Swimming??

Barseps says...

The "nudibranch" looks nearer on that one.

MilkmanDan said:

I don't think that is a ray -- I've never seen a ray with a neck/head that extends that much away from the fins.

My first guess was that it is some kind of invertebrate... Maybe an echinoderm (more like a sea cucumber than an urchin) or more likely a weird sort of nudibranch?

Very neat shape and swimming technique, in any case.

One-Legged Batman Swimming??

MilkmanDan says...

I don't think that is a ray -- I've never seen a ray with a neck/head that extends that much away from the fins.

My first guess was that it is some kind of invertebrate... Maybe an echinoderm (more like a sea cucumber than an urchin) or more likely a weird sort of nudibranch?

Very neat shape and swimming technique, in any case.

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