This photograph is from the November 2007 issue of National Geographic. I have never seen a nudibranch (sea slug) like this one. It just proves that no matter how much we know about this planet, there is always one more strange, bizzare, yet fascinatingly beautiful creature around the corner. This is what NG has to say about this critter:
"No bigger than a quarter, a Glaucus nudibranch preys on toxic Portuguese men-of-war, appropriating their stinging cells for its own defense. Camouflaged in blue and silver, this sea slug was caught off Hawaii but drifts in mild waters worldwide."
Gorgeous.
For more incredible photographs of nudibranchs, visit http://www.sergeyphoto.com/underwater/nudibranchs.html
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