Sea Slugs float belly-side up to avoid being eaten by predators. Their colouring camouflages them well as they drift along on the ocean currents.
Common name: Sea Slug
Scientific name: Glaucus atlanticus
Photo: W. Rudman
Sea Slugs are called nudibranchs. Visit the Sea Slug Forum to see the range of these interesting animals. This is the web address. http://
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Coastal water
Sea Slug
Sea Slugs are about 4 cm long. They are often brightly coloured. They have a pair of antennae on their head. These sea slugs have a blue or blue and white underside. They are silvery-grey coloured on top. They float on the surface of the ocean belly-side up.
These Sea Slugs float on the surface of the water.
Sea Slugs live around the world in temperate and tropical waters.
Sea Slugs eat Bluebottles.
Sea birds and fish eat Sea Slugs.
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