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Nudibranch on a Reef
Photo: Florida regal goddess nudibranch
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A Florida regal goddess nudibranch eats its way along the Gray's Reef Marine Sanctuary.
Photograph courtesy Gary's Reef Marine Sanctuary/NOAA
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See a greenspot nudibranch feeding on poisonous sea plants. The nudibranch incorporates the toxins for its own self-defense.

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Found from sandy shallows and reefs to the murky seabed nearly a mile down, toxic nudibranchs—soft, seagoing slugs—produce a brilliant defense.

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