15th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Sea Butterfly

The Sea Butterfly, is a small type of pelagic swimming sea snail (mollusk) without a shell. It flaps it's wings and flies through the ocean. The wings are really feet that have adapted to the ocean. They are magnificent creatures to behold. They look other worldly-almost as if they are a galaxy unto themselves.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 07.2017
Date Uploaded: 11.2017
Photo Location: West Palm Beach, FL, Florida, United States of America
Camera: NIKON D7100
Copyright: © Susan Meldonian