New Zealand Seashore

P_2240085 Little sea hare (Aplysia parvula) ' inking' - producing a cloud of purple ink from its mantle cavity after being disturbed in a rock pool. There is evidence sea hares store noxious chemicals from algae, in their skins. When these chemicals are secreted, they provide a powerful defence against predators. Brighton Beach *

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P_2240085 Little sea hare (Aplysia parvula) ' inking' - producing a cloud of purple ink from its mantle cavity after being disturbed in a rock pool. There is evidence sea hares store noxious chemicals from algae, in their skins. When these chemicals are secreted, they provide a powerful defence against predators. Brighton Beach *

P 2240085 Little Sea hare Aplysia parvula spitting inking emitting purple inklike fluid disturbed purple dye small sea hare intertidal Brighton Beach