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Nudibranches are cute. (lemmy.world)

submitted 5 months ago by BonesOfTheMoon to c/aww

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[–] Amazed 2 points 5 months ago

Of course.

This particular species does sting, so I would argue it is dangerous. But its mechanism is super interesting: it eats the stinging cells from jellyfish, absorbs them into its own body, and uses them to sting others the same way. Some even release acid. Incredible!