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Posted On: October 6th 2026, 12:21 am
Let me introduce you to my favorite sea slug of all time: the hooded nudibranch. These fairy-like, watermelon-scented sea slugs stole my heart almost 10 years ago and they are still my favorites to find. Especially the tiny babies!!

P.S. Don’t forget it’s officially Docktober, a community science project hosted by @luanimal 😎 If you go observe sea creatures under a floating dock this month make sure you upload observations to the project on iNaturalist!

#seaslug #nudibranch #dock #marinebiology #sciencecommunication
Comments (93)
poisonous_ninja_doodles 6 days ago

poisonous_ninja_doodles

@poisonous_ninja_doodles (another, older sketch of Mel)

poisonous_ninja_doodles 6 days ago

poisonous_ninja_doodles

I love hooded nudibranchs so much I made a Splatoon character based on them. This is Mel Leonne! Their hair is cirri like on the edge of the oral hood, and they’re always wearing hoodies and chewing watermelon bubblegum

tawill213 10 days ago

tawill213

Such undulations

tawill213 10 days ago

tawill213

🙌🔥

dippedprawns_ 11 days ago

dippedprawns_

Their defense mechanism wouldn’t work on me

la_krolla 19 days ago

la_krolla

Love seeing this issue of Slug Life zine in action!!❤️❤️

possumblossum_1 19 days ago

possumblossum_1

I LOVE these posts! You 🔥

joyamariefineart 20 days ago
mitchell.jacques1 20 days ago

mitchell.jacques1

Most excellent you are

directorofpaperwork 21 days ago

directorofpaperwork

Love these videos! Super cool!

___kels______ 22 days ago

___kels______

Ohhhh nooo only in the Pacific?! So cool!😭

numeric1245 23 days ago

numeric1245

Sluggin ❤️

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