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Scientists unmask mystery of glowing sea slug that kept them guessing for 25 years
MBARI researchers have classified the new species as Bathydevius caudactylus, colloquially called the "mystery mollusc." ...
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Glowing mystery sea slug that feeds like a Venus fly trap captured in deep sea footage for 1st time
Living at depths of between 3,300 and 13,100 feet, (1,000 to 4,000 meters), the mystery mollusc (Bathydevius caudactylus) ...
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A ‘Mystery Mollusc' Has See-Through Skin and Wears a Hood to Capture Prey
But they found something special - a slug-like creature "wearing" a hood it uses to capture prey; sporting glowing, ...
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Decades after spotting a mysterious creature in the deep, researchers announce a new species
Using a remote vehicle, scientists with the institute first noticed what they called a “mystery mollusc” in February 2000 ...
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New sea slug nicknamed “mystery mollusc” discovered in ocean’s “midnight” zone
A “remarkable” new sea slug nicknamed the “mystery mollusc” has been discovered swimming deep in the ocean’s “midnight” ...
New deep-sea slug catches crustaceans like a Venus fly trap
Most sea slugs use their raspy tongues to feed on prey that is attached to the seafloor. Instead, Bathydevius caudactylus ...
‘Mystery mollusk’ found in the ocean’s midnight zone is unlike anything researchers have seen before
An unusual sea slug with a large hood, a tail with fingerlike projections and glowing bioluminescence has been found living ...
Apple-Sized "Mystery Mollusk" Discovered In Ocean's Midnight Zone
It's named Bathydevius due to its "devious" nature that fooled the scientists at first, while caudactylus refers to the ...