18th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Nudibranch Madness
This sea slug nudibranch, Tambja abdere, uses its delicate rhinophores (antennae-like structures) to sense food as it crawls along the reef. About an inch long, the animal's brilliant coloration warns potential predators that it is toxic. It can secrete a noxious mucus when attacked.
Photo Detail
Date Taken: | 10.2020 |
Date Uploaded: | 11.2020 |
Photo Location: | n/a, Mexico |
Camera: | NIKON D850 |
Copyright: | © JillAnne McCarty |