Ann Lopez

Ann Lopez

Ann Lopez is studio director for The World.

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Brilliantly Colored Sea Slugs in Yellow, Green and Gold

January 2, 2013 ⋅ Post a comment
In spite of it's stunning shimmering gold colors with royal blue flecks, this is a rather common species of sea slug. (Photo courtesy of Natalie Yonow)

In spite of it's stunning shimmering gold colors with royal blue flecks, this is a rather common species of sea slug. (Photo courtesy of S. Kahlbrock)

For the Geo Quiz, we are on a hunt for sea slugs.

These aren’t the garden variety slugs in dull shades of beige, but are all done up in bright greens, yellows and shimmering golds with flecks of electric blue.

We are looking for the name of the biblical body of water that stretches between northern Africa and the Arabian peninsula where you can find these slugs.

Red Sea is the answer to the Geo Quiz.

Anchor Marco Werman talks to scientist Nathalie Yonow, who studies Red Sea slugs at Swansea University in Wales.

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Discussion

4 comments for “Brilliantly Colored Sea Slugs in Yellow, Green and Gold”

  • http://twitter.com/EvoMRI Daniel Mietchen

    The link you gave for the Red Sea slugs does not work. Better would be
    http://www.pensoft.net/book/9500/sea-slugs-of-the-red-sea
    or
    http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.197.1728 .

    • http://twitter.com/lopeztheworld Ann F. Lopez

      Thank you for the suggestion.  We have updated the link.

  • Sarah Moussa

    You have spelling mistakes in your captions.  ”In spite of it’s stunning…” should use “its” and the “blue pipping” should be “blue piping.”  Was this written by a professional journalist?  Cool pictures though.

    • http://twitter.com/lopeztheworld Ann F. Lopez

      Of course you are correct. 
      And we have corrected the grammar in our caption.  Thank you.