If you're not in the CFC class, the class this blog was made for, then you may not know that I am obsessed with snails and slugs. Why? I am not sure. I have been obsessed with bugs as long as I can remember though. When I was a kid, one year all I asked for for my birthday was a bug kit. I don't remember everything that it had in it, but I do remember it had a sort of bug home, an ant farm (you had to go find the ants!), a magnify glass, a butterfly net, a safari-like hat, and so on. Well, I ended up getting it, and it was my favorite toy of all time. I would go out on my big wheels with the bug kit stored underneath the seat, and go exploring for the most interesting creatures. I would dig up worms, collect handfuls of potato bugs so that I could open my hand and scare my dad or brother, I had tons of bug and snake figurines, not to mention a very exceptional rock/shell collection. I think I was just fascinated that there was this miniature world coexisting with our much larger one. Exploring the human world was not fascinating enough for me anymore, I wanted access to other, unfamiliar worlds. I don't have quite the bug fascination I did when I was a kid, but I still am amazed by slugs and snails. For this reason I present to you the Nudibranch.
What is a Nudibranch? Well, a Nudibranch is a marine snail that lost it's shell back in early evolutionary history. There are more than 3,000 known species. They are known for their ellaborate patterns and beautifully wild colors.
If you love Nudibranches as much as I do then feel free to check out this website: www.thefeaturedcreature.com/2010/08/new-week-nudibranch-blue-dragon.html
This is where I got my photos from. There is a Nudibranch of the week and sometimes they include a fun fact as well. That's all for now.
-T
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