This moment comes from 2016 offshore of Los Angeles in the in NOAA Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. Our Corps of Exploration originally guessed this purple orb could be a pleurobranch sea slug... continue reading

posted by newtboy 1 year 11 months 3 weeks ago • 90 views

Cuz the ocean is weird.

posted by newtboy 4 years 11 months 1 week ago • 318 views • 10:15

YouTube description: Conceived in the open sea, tiny spaceship-shaped sea urchin larvae search the vast ocean to find a home. After this incredible odyssey, they undergo one of the most remarkable transformations... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 6 months 2 weeks ago • 658 views • 3:23

UPDATE: We're still working on a species ID with our science partners at the Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology, but currently we're thinking the purple orb is a pleurobranch, a nudibranch relative.... continue reading

posted by newtboy 8 years 7 months 2 weeks ago • 219 views • 3:12

Like Anna, I wouldn't mind the ability to defend myself with bright purple ink. Take THAT assailant! Aiii-yah ... squirt YouTube: The California brown sea hare has gigantic neurons. It also has a very... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 9 years 7 months 2 weeks ago • 24 views • 1:56