Invasion of the (Beautiful) Bright Pink Sea Slugs

Kelly's nudibranch

“We’d never seen Hopkins’ rose nudibranchs in Humboldt until this year – now we’re seeing this,” tweeted local author and fish biologist M. Sid Kelly with the above photo.

The bright pink sea slugs appear to be moving northward in response to rising temperatures, says National Geographic. Normally, they aren’t found much north of San Francisco but, as Kelly’s photo shows…these times aren’t normal.

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Photo by M. Sid Kelly, a local fish biologist and author. Check out his SciFi books here as well as his non-fiction book, Tigerfish!

If you’ve got a nature photo or video to share, send it to [email protected].

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G-ma
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G-ma
8 years ago

So awsome looking.

nines
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8 years ago

Even if it’s a bad sign, it’s certainly a lot rosier than all the maniacs yelling that our coast is a dead zone from Fukushima radiation… and pretty….

Uti
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Uti
8 years ago

Change is the one constant in nature. Species come and go. These guys are pretty showy.

Ernie Branscomb
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8 years ago
Reply to  Uti

Uti is a wise dude. Hopefully the human species isn’t one to go…

Does anyone know how much the sea temp on the Humboldt coast has risen?

Oh, the article says 3 to 5 degrees.

Ernie Branscomb
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8 years ago
Reply to  Kym Kemp

Thanks Kym. I found it reading the article. Did anyone download the jigsaw puzzles?

Deborah
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Deborah
8 years ago

Are these somewhere we can see them from shore?

Curiouser & Curiouser©
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Curiouser & Curiouser©
8 years ago

Someone going by the name of Spencer Dybdahl Riffle over on LoCO’s #HumboldtCounty instagram feature has posted some beautiful photographs of local nudibranches. The ocean is an astonishing world unto itself.

nines
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8 years ago

Banana slugs moved out of the sea from embarrassment….

Suzanne
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Suzanne
8 years ago

Does anyone know if the Palmer point trail is still washed out at the bottom?

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[…] the Pacific Ocean heats, the brightly-colored slug has migrated north, and seems at home here. Via Redheaded Blackbelt on Monday: ‘“We’d never seen Hopkins’ rose nudibranchs in Humboldt until this year […]