A sea hare is a type of opisthobranch or sea slug in the phylum Mollusca, with soft bodies, a reduced internal shell and two tall rhinophores coming out of their heads that resemble the ears of a hare ...

The sea hare was still, now half its size. Its limp frills shifted only with the movement of the tide. Reaching into the murky water, I pulled out the bucket and put it back into four tiny hands. They ...

To make things worse for would-be attackers, the sea hare is also toxic if eaten and coated in a slimy, transparent secretion that’s both unappealing and mildly irritating.

Meet the sea hare, one of California’s most ‘puzzling’ creatures Types of large sea slugs called the California sea hare and black sea hare can be found off the coast and in tide pools ...

We’re all familiar with La Jolla’s sea lions, harbor seals, orcas, garibaldi and seabirds. But in this new series of stories called Species of the Month, the Light will shed light on other ...

Dozens of venomous sea slugs have washed up on beaches in Western Australia. sparking an urgent warning to dog owners. The gastropods, also known as sea slugs, have washed up in droves in Augusta ...

Sea hares are actually marine mollusks, but their shell is internal. They are often mistaken for the nudibranchs sometimes called sea slugs, but sea hares are related to them.

Because of where it stands, the statue has become encrusted with purple sea fans and other corals, like a 9-foot-tall artificial reef with its arms open wide. For those curious about the statue and ...

The sea hare is the tenth smelliest animal in the world. It’s Neptune’s skunk that unleashes toxic purple emissions with the power to paralyze nose nerves. But the gas isn’t the soft-shell mollusk’s ...

Southwest Florida beachgoers have noticed an unusual sea creature swimming by to their boats and washing up from the Gulf of Mexico.

Hare of the sea Ever wonder how a garden snail looks without its shell? The California brown sea hare (Aplysia californica) is a pretty good approximation. But a lot bigger (often larger than a human ...