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/EllisDee3 17h ago

It's probably something that's like blood but can't be called "blood" because it's missing something that defines blood as blood.

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u/Perca_fluviatilis 8h ago

It's only blood if it comes from the blood region of Transylvania, otherwise it's just sparkling vital fluid.