NUDIBRANCH

Learnt a new word today...nudibranch...let me share with you ppl....of coz i not so smart lar...taken from the website wan...:P

Nudibranchs belong to sea slugs. As all other gastropods, they are slow moving bottom dwellers. They have soft bodies and most of them lack an external protective shell. Their secondary gills are exposed outside, as reflected by their neo-latin/greek name "nudibranch" meaning "nude/naked gills".

Some nudibranchs have numerous body projections (called "cerata") increasing the overall body surface and enhancing breathing. Nudibranchs carry a pair of horn-like cephalic tentacles or "rhinophores" at the front, that are used primarily as chemosensory organs (sensing chemicals). To protect themselves from predators many developed toxic or bad tasting glands in the skin, and their bright colors warn predators of their horrible taste.

Nature's boundless creativity, that produced these unpredictable forms and color patterns, keeps surprising and stimulating your imagination. Fortunately these animals are so diverse, that there is little risk that you will see all of them... and get bored. Nudibranchs cannot be taken away or preserved - they loose their shape and colors. This protects the beautiful creatures from the risk of being fished out by tourists, collectors or for sale. The best way to bring a nudibranch home with you is to take a photograph. They cannot be kept in an aquarium because of their narrow dietary range and maybe other factors such as icroelements, system stability and etc.

Maybe some of you already knew what is NUDIBRANCH...but to me is a brand new item ... hehe...what to do, i just alert to food usually.....:p....gotta know this through my colleague, he loves diving....nudibranch is the sea living things that he loves to look into it while diving....he showed me this national graphic magazine with lots of wonder pictures in it....wow...i wish i can take picture with the nudibranch oso...hhehe...

unable to upload pics in office....will share with u ppl next time kay....:)