WTF is this little sea creature?

[outlawtorn]

My wife and I were walking along the beach (Army Bay - Shakespears Park - Whangaparaoa) and saw two of these little creatures, no longer than 5 cm but beautifully decorated. Only problem is we cannot find out exactly what they are!

Does anyone have any ideas?

[munster]

maybe a sea slug of sorts. They come in all sorts of colours.

[munster]

Confirmed

http://www.naturalsciences.org/education/deepsea/2003/answers_0824.html

[DarkLord]

was it alive? it looks like one of those fish/slug type things that live right at the bottom of the really deep oceans....

[outlawtorn]

Thanks Munster!!!! Rep coming your way!!!!

Have a great weekend all!!!

[Number One]

ooo Nudibranch :blip:

Cool looking creature! :sunny:

[mstriumph]

too pretty to be called a 'slug' :mellow:

[R6_kid]

its an alien from out of space... or cant you tell?

[nodrog]

its a mullet, in drag, even the fish in auckland are queer.

[Colapop]

Do you fish in Auckland, Queer?

[Patrick]

Its an ear ring... you found two of em?

[Mikkel]

Nudibranches are pretty cool when you're diving - at least they don't fuck off in a hurry and you can take your time admiring them. Some of them are beautifully coloured like the ones you just found - others are rather dull sausage looking things just lying on the bottom.

Pretty - but not nearly as much fun as an octopus :D

[Street Gerbil]

That's a sea slug. Be careful, it is extremely poisonous.

[RiderInBlack]

First time I heard the word nudibranch (http://www.naturalsciences.org/education/deepsea/images/nudibranch.jpg) being used at the Dive Club I thought someone was taking the piss Monty Python stile.
Name for they exposed (Nudi-) lung bronchial (-branch). So many cool looking different one. Have see a few at Poor Nights.

[icekiwi]

3 Words.....

Scully and Mulder....

[Toaster]

My wife and I were walking along the beach (Army Bay - Shakespears Park - Whangaparaoa) and saw two of these little creatures, no longer than 5 cm but beautifully decorated. Only problem is we cannot find out exactly what they are!

Does anyone have any ideas?

Mate that looks awesome, whatever it is. Sure are some strange creatures in this world.... blue sea slugs, puffer fish, Sue Bradford... the list goes on...

[BIGBOSSMAN]

Mate that looks awesome, whatever it is. Sure are some strange creatures in this world.... blue sea slugs, puffer fish, Sue Bradford... the list goes on...

Ask Raj, apparently in Northern India these are used by gay men for oral pleasure. Go on, ask him - he knows all about them...:wari: