How Do Sea Slugs Steal Stings? Lesson 149

Gliding across ocean floors are one of the most colorful creatures on earth: nudibranchs, or a type of vibrant sea slug. These fancy slugs have a surprisingly toxic diet. Discover how nudibranchs don’t only eat stinging jellyfish, but store up those stings and use them when they need to!

Here’s our trail map:

• Is a Sea Slug a Real Slug?
• Why Are Nudibranchs So Colorful?
• How Do Nudibranchs Steal Stings?
• How Can We Store Up Good Things Instead of Toxins?

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Related Lessons to listen to next:

• Why Are Slugs Slimy?: https://player.captivate.fm/episode/535e6982-0693-4eac-af6a-239e5a9438d9/
• Is a Snail Born With a Shell?: https://player.captivate.fm/episode/062f10aa-c4b2-4d23-939b-f695e5c0c409/

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Scriptures Referenced in This Episode:

“Look at the sea, so big and wide, with creatures large and small that cannot be counted.” Psalm 104:25 (NCV)

“Be careful what you think, because your thoughts run your life.” Proverbs 4:23 (NCV)

“Good people bring good things out of the good they stored in their hearts. But evil people bring evil things out of the evil they stored in their hearts. People speak the things that are in their hearts.” Luke 6:45 (NCV)

“Brothers and sisters, think about the things that are good and worthy of praise. Think about the things that are true and honorable and right and pure and beautiful and respected.” Philippians 4:8 (NCV)

Terms Learned in This Episode:

• Mollusk: A phylum (category) of animals that have soft bodies and no bones (invertebrates). Some have shells for protection.
• Gastropod: The animal class or category that includes snails and slugs.
• Nudibranch: A specific type of sea slug, often brightly colored, that has no external shell as an adult.
• Cerata: The fingerlike spikes on aeolid nudibranchs’ backs that help them breathe and protect themselves.
• Rhinophores: The antenna or horn-like appendages on a nudibranch’s head that help it sense food, other nudibranchs, and anything else around it.
• Benthic Animals: Animals that scoot, scurry, hop, or otherwise move around on the bottom of a body of water instead of swimming.

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