17th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Spanish Shawl Nudibranch attacking Eudendrium hydroids
Short-lived and blind, Spanish Shawl nudibranchs (Flabellinopsis iodinea) use their red rhinophores and their long purple oral tentacles to find fresh hydroids to behead. Their fiery orange cerata double as digestive and respiratory systems.
Photo Detail
| Date Taken: | 06.2019 |
| Date Uploaded: | 07.2019 |
| Photo Location: | Monterey, California, United States of America |
| Camera: | DMC-TS6 |
| Copyright: | © Robin Agarwal |