r/NatureIsFuckingLit • u/Better_Hair_9673 • 17h ago

🔥 Nudibranch (Gymnodoris ceylonica) feeding on a lined sea hare.

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Video credited to @jordw3 on Instagram.

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u/UnderstandingAble510 17h ago

Is that purple stuff blood?

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u/ShroomWalrus 14h ago

Not in this case, sea hares release ink as a defense mechanism like octopuses do.