Scientific name:

Coryphella browni

About:

One of many UK sea slugs, common in spring and early summer in shallow waters.

How to identify:

<p>Transluscent white with red or brown projections on its back with white tips.</p>

Where:

Has been recorded along the south coast of England and in Wales, Scotland and Ireland.

Fantastic facts:

These slugs eat stinging animals called hydroids. They can ingest the hydroids stinging cells and abosrb them into their own bodies, using them as protection from other species.