This Adorable Sea Slug is a Sneaky Little Thief | Deep Look
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Nudibranchs may look cute, squishy and defenseless ... but watch out. These brightly-colored sea slugs aren't above stealing weapons from their prey.
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The summer months bring low morning tides along the California coast, providing an opportunity to see one of the state’s most unusual inhabitants, sea slugs.
Also called nudibranchs, many of these relatives of snails are brightly colored and stand out among the seaweed and anemones living next to them in tidepools.
“Some of them are bright red, blue, yellow -- you name it,” said Terry Gosliner, senior curator of invertebrate zoology and geology at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco. “They're kind of designer slugs.”
But without a protective shell, big jaws or sharp claws, how do these squishy little creatures get away with such flamboyant colors in a habitat full of predators?
As it turns out, the nudibranchs’ colors serve as a warning to predators: These sea slugs are packing some very sophisticated defenses. And some aren’t above stealing weapons from their prey.
Gosliner and Brenna Green and Emily Otstott, graduate students at San Francisco State University, were out at dawn earlier this summer searching tidepools and floating docks around the Bay Area. They want to learn more about how these delicate little sea slugs survive and how changing ocean temperatures might threaten their futures.
Nudibranchs come in a staggering variety of shapes and sizes. Many accumulate toxic or bad-tasting chemicals from their prey, causing predators like fish and crabs to learn that the flashy colors mean the nudibranch wouldn’t make a good meal.
--- What are nudibranchs?
Nudibranchs are snails that lost their shell over evolutionary time. Since they don’t have a shell for protection, they have to use other ways to defend themselves like accumulating toxic chemicals in their flesh to make them taste bad to predators. Some species of nudibranchs eat relatives of jellyfish and accumulate the stingers within their bodies for defense.
--- Why do nudibranchs have such bright colors?
The bright colors serve as a signal to the nudibranch’s predators that they are not good to eat. If a fish or crab bites a nudibranch, it learns to associate the bad taste with the bright colors which tends to make them reluctant to bite a nudibranch with those colors in the future.
--- What does nudibranch mean?
The word nudibranch comes from Latin. It means naked gills. They got that name because some species of nudibranchs have an exposed ring of gills on their back that they use to breath.
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They are thieves because they stole my heart
@m3b02
4 жыл бұрын
I thought Whizzer was the one who stole your heart
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4 жыл бұрын
And soon your life😅🙌🏾
@stanczyka2407
4 жыл бұрын
*The Phantom Thieves!*
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4 жыл бұрын
And you stole the Deep Look’s heart.
@mornin7134
3 жыл бұрын
Kemar Gordon .
0:33 it has cute tiny eyes and its blushingg
@NoReplyAsset
5 жыл бұрын
it's a moomin
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5 жыл бұрын
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@VnessieRose
5 жыл бұрын
It's name will be squishy and squishy will be mine-
@987inuyasha
5 жыл бұрын
UwU
@ellatalan5516
5 жыл бұрын
OWO
“They’re like Snails without the shell” Land Slug: am I a joke to you??
@kamerad_marzuki3631
4 жыл бұрын
lol, land gastropods are gross. aquatic gastropods way better
@BubbleStarYT
3 жыл бұрын
No
@ishigami4622
3 жыл бұрын
YellowKamerad since their cleaner
@moonjelly454
3 жыл бұрын
#justiceforlandslugs
@Fb_Sim_Spring_Friend
3 жыл бұрын
#justiceforlandslugs
2:26 Slug- "mehehe let me tell you about my evil scheme peasant" *twirls mustache*
@AriBunch
Жыл бұрын
MWHEHEH
Wow they even have a devious little mustache. If they had fingers they would be twirling them.
@polarties6637
5 жыл бұрын
lol
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5 жыл бұрын
Snidely Whiplash for sure
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5 жыл бұрын
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5 жыл бұрын
They need a Tophat!
@sarahpursley719
5 жыл бұрын
Maybe even have a French accent. :P
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@user-cc1sc2sh6m
4 жыл бұрын
First reply after 1 year
@SSS20025
4 жыл бұрын
Second reply after 1.02 years...
@chrono-glitchwaterlily8776
4 жыл бұрын
Third reply overall
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4 жыл бұрын
Lol I'm fourth
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3 жыл бұрын
Im fifth and im not proud of it :(
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4 жыл бұрын
No.
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4 жыл бұрын
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4 жыл бұрын
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4 жыл бұрын
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4 жыл бұрын
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@Darfaultner
4 жыл бұрын
Also you: P a r a l y s e d
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4 жыл бұрын
No squish Only cuddles
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4 жыл бұрын
CQ. Cumber meme
@AchmadBadra
3 жыл бұрын
@@Darfaultner no, i got new power, *paralyze back to slug*
@glasheaknight1677
3 жыл бұрын
@@Darfaultner they can't paralyze you if they don't have them to begin with. Saltwater sea slug tank with algae and leaf sheep.
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@KQEDDeepLook
5 жыл бұрын
This comment makes our day! You are welcome. We love making these episodes and want to make even more.
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5 жыл бұрын
100% relatable. My first animal documentary is a show called eyewitness and deep look always able to gave me back my nostalgic childish curiousity. Love you, deep look.
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5 жыл бұрын
Not saying i lost my love for animals, Deep Look took it to the next level! 11/10!
@Sunflowers425
5 жыл бұрын
General Grevious same
Am i the only one who want to touch a slug? Looks so squishy
@saerudayo
5 жыл бұрын
TRASH look up the black sea slug, that thing could be a makeshift dumbbell
@PugilistCactus
5 жыл бұрын
It would leave a burning sensation I think.
@marche800
5 жыл бұрын
Not unless you want to get stung by Tony harpoons.
@feather_cloud7764
5 жыл бұрын
SAME
@daliacapellan
5 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I wouldn't go around doing that
I can't they're too cute and like that purple one with a green like sea anemone on it's back is all out there like my heart has been blessed with these cute diva bbys
"Called sea slugs...they are basically snails without the protective shell." ...So they are slugs?
@youtubeaccount1242
4 жыл бұрын
"Sea" slugs
@awesomegamerjameson6789
3 жыл бұрын
Yep! there slugs
@I_Dont_Believe_In_Salad
Жыл бұрын
Slugs is just snails without shells. so yes Sea Slugs are in fact sea snails without shells.
@GrumbleGombol
Жыл бұрын
@@I_Dont_Believe_In_Salad Slugs and snails are completely different. But okay.
@I_Dont_Believe_In_Salad
Жыл бұрын
@@GrumbleGombol Your mother is Different. But go off if you think Slugs and Snails are Different.
Never thought id think a slug was cute until today.
@jacobmorales1283
5 жыл бұрын
Yes that is true
@nickfifteen
5 жыл бұрын
Come to Santa Cruz, there's tons of cute little slugs here!
@lemmythebulldog8812
3 жыл бұрын
I always thought they were cute even the land ones, because of how innocent they are. Never judge a book by its cover
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5 жыл бұрын
Those channel could achieve if they make short vids like Deep Look's.
@trash1614
5 жыл бұрын
I didn't know mosquitoes had mouth stingers?
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5 жыл бұрын
Never disappoint huh? You obviously haven't heard the commentary from their black widow video.
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5 жыл бұрын
What's so disappointing about the commentary? Could you be more specific in your disappointment? I'm sure Deep Look would be eager to know. The commentary for their black widow spider seems alright with me.
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5 жыл бұрын
Nex Cyanic So you didn't catch the sexist undertones that the narrator was saying about males?
2:26 it has a mustache adorable
“They seem to have a taste for SPICY food!”
@wither5673
3 жыл бұрын
hydroids: the forbidden spicy hot Cheetos lol
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3 жыл бұрын
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3 жыл бұрын
@@danishkhandk31 true
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3 жыл бұрын
C
This slug just stole my heart, definitely a thief!
@daisymay6505
5 жыл бұрын
Mine too 😆
@feather_cloud7764
5 жыл бұрын
ikr they so ADORABLE AAA
@wesleykj
5 жыл бұрын
THIS IS THE STUFF WE NEED
@pinkkirby8732
4 жыл бұрын
Well these slugs should work for the phantom theafs
0:32 the cutest thing i have never seen before.
@norhamimiyusof9546
5 жыл бұрын
Its called Elysia Chlorotica or Eastern Emerald Elysia. They possess the ability to create their own food by semi ingesting algae in a symbiotic ability called kleptoplasty
@strawblemonanime4723
4 жыл бұрын
Norhamimi Yusof dumbing it down they can use photosynthesis
@Finnifenn
3 жыл бұрын
@@norhamimiyusof9546 actually, that was a costasiella kuroshimae, they basically do the same thing though
@ladytron0591
2 жыл бұрын
@@norhamimiyusof9546 wrong lol
@marknavarro7497
2 ай бұрын
That was a battlepass skin during season 1 it's very rare to have
"The thieves... the thieves! They stole it from us! Nasty, tricksy little nudibranches!" "What did they steal?" "...My nematocysts! Gaaaaaaaaaagh!"
@fishfreak145
2 жыл бұрын
I love you
@michaelwomack3293
2 жыл бұрын
I see what you did there... nice 👍
0:42 It's looks like an angry onion
If I were to judge between 'Deep look' and 'Animal planet' Deep look is the winner!!
@KQEDDeepLook
5 жыл бұрын
Wow! We appreciate the kind words.
@devins7457
5 жыл бұрын
Honestly, no reason to pay for cable.
@PugilistCactus
5 жыл бұрын
Deep look is like animal planet before it was bought out by the same dweebs that own TLC and History.
@vicentamichel6586
5 жыл бұрын
H NJ n aww u
@humo5050
5 жыл бұрын
@Jazz Animal Planets's, The Most.......Extreeme!
Sadly, most of these guys just decimate a reef tank, so they aren't good additions to the tank.. but there are herbivorous ones, like 'lettuce slugs', who are gorgeous, and help clean the tank!
@PerfectEnemyDN
5 жыл бұрын
New Message yea recently found out about vayssierea felis they kind of look like a nudi and flatworm mix but all they do is eat sporiond worms
@dima5467
5 жыл бұрын
I was thinking about that, I would love having that pink one or the one that looked like it was glowing blue.
@ii-uc8yd
5 жыл бұрын
Ima like bc of your name and your profile picture 😂😂😂😂
@thekagawalife2081
5 жыл бұрын
New Message I want one of those. Id name it Retasu.
@addie1323
4 жыл бұрын
Dude I see u like everywhere
This channel has a whole playlist called "Untrustworthy Invertebrates" *God I love Deep Look*
3:38 Lauren is a slug now..
My friend borrowed my stuff, he never returned it, he called it providing a helping hand. What floats your boat I guess.
@ndJssFlurt
5 жыл бұрын
It's "Whatever floats your boat". Wake up.
@daisymay6505
5 жыл бұрын
Chill dude that was probably autocorrect
@ndJssFlurt
5 жыл бұрын
@@daisymay6505 But he/she said a saying-thingy that everyone knows incorrectly. He/she MUST be punished!!!!
@daisymay6505
5 жыл бұрын
0_o
@skittlemilks1614
5 жыл бұрын
The law calls it stealing
Who's here during the quarantine?
@trimnpro3195
4 жыл бұрын
First reply after 4 months
@recommendit908
4 жыл бұрын
@Yowatsapp 05 Quarantine changed everything hey
@oogaga2638
4 жыл бұрын
me
@quarter__doux9843
4 жыл бұрын
Wait a sec this was 7 months ago and I remember no quarantine- Edit: ok so this is 6 months old- **W H E E Z E**
@soupgloop7175
4 жыл бұрын
It’s been that long?
Nature is such an amazing joy to watch and learn about. Thank you!
@KQEDDeepLook
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks María !
Thanos: *snaps* Nudibranch: yall hear smn
*That's a wild Pyukumuku.*
@marche800
5 жыл бұрын
Close, Pyukumuku is a Sea Cucumber not a slug.
@de4d.f1sh
5 жыл бұрын
Marche You made an 8-Ball fall- test failed. *gets blown up*
@antiantim5541
5 жыл бұрын
@@zezekingyo2374 gastrodon looks more like the ones in the video for obvious reasom
@zezekingyo2374
5 жыл бұрын
@@antiantim5541 same goes with Pyukumuku.
@antiantim5541
5 жыл бұрын
@@zezekingyo2374 I said gastrodon looks MORE like the one in the video
I wanna cry my eyes out over how cute these are.
@favoinousscum3718
Жыл бұрын
SAMEEEEEE
"If your not satisfied with yourself just take it from others" And that's how Kabuto became who he is
0:33 IT’S SO CUTE
These guys are the perfect analogy for bullies, no healthy defense against being hurt so they take things meant to hurt them and amplify it and project it onto others.. DEEP indeed
@marche800
5 жыл бұрын
Yeah except these slugs are immune to the things that are supposed to hurt them, unlike real bullies who just pretend to be immune to it.
@linnen_elm
5 жыл бұрын
Y'all are too deep, i might find an oil rig and become rich
@river737
4 жыл бұрын
@@linnen_elm 👌😂 I gotchu with a alternative altering method of that oil to make it more environment friendly 💰 💰 💰
@goliaboi
4 жыл бұрын
horrible analogy
@river737
4 жыл бұрын
Kinda, except they don't hurt the slug
Aah, its a walking piece of Sushi!
@moonrunic3548
3 жыл бұрын
Don't you dare eat it >:(
@duckbecausewhynot2022
3 жыл бұрын
@@moonrunic3548 *eats*
@amieibias9764
3 жыл бұрын
Hahaha sushi
@motosaki
3 жыл бұрын
No
@ahmadhouri6380
3 жыл бұрын
@@motosaki yes
When I think of animals that are absolutely beautiful to look at, Sea Slugs are the first thing to pop in mind. They are always amazing to look at.
Nudibranch not pronounced as branch but spelled exactly the same... *_thanks english_*
deep love for deep look. (can i get a deep heart?)
@TheDogsbarkcatsmeow
5 жыл бұрын
D no love deep heart
@jeremybong7238
5 жыл бұрын
Awww you got one!
@AzrieltheAngel
5 жыл бұрын
Need money for deep throat..
>Fish pecks slug U wot m8? >Shots poison missiles out of it's back >Fish dies
@savannahlevy97
5 жыл бұрын
y...yep. that's uh... that's pretty much how it goes.
@feather_cloud7764
5 жыл бұрын
lol
"They're basically snails, but without the protective shells" So slugs? But underwater? Sea slugs?
Cute and Smart Little Guys, I Love the Way They Look,
LAUREN
Reminds me of my classmates, what they eat is what they use to make the room smell bad.
@rezafw_7109
5 жыл бұрын
durian? :v
@mythbustersroblox7958
5 жыл бұрын
It haves spikes
@keidennleigh1349
5 жыл бұрын
@@cinnabarite Nooooo
@haneefahmoore6440
4 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣😂😂
2:13 Why does the nudibranch look like it has soft-serve ice cream cones on its head? 😂
@marknavarro7497
2 ай бұрын
Limited edition skin
I’m so happy you’re back! Also these sea slugs are absolutely adorable and that has to be a scientific fact!
I really wonder what type of animals are used to exist millions of years ago that we may never know
@Slayer119988
5 жыл бұрын
pipboy 4000 some seriously weird and wonderful things, considering how amazing some existing animals like these guys are!
@potatohero3427
5 жыл бұрын
Me
@jessicahorne5714
5 жыл бұрын
Big chungus lived millions of years ago.
Lauren I missed you so much my most favourite narrator
This confirms nature is so amazing.
They are just so beyond gorgeous! Soooo unique and cool looking! I’m absolutely obsessed
PBS: "if you're not born with certain asset, it does get hurt to borrow" Orochimaro:
Deep look is the best show for animal info hands down.....may I please have a HEART???
Amazing sea slug clips. This is what you are looking for when you go diving, this slug is so small that you need experience, patient and a pair of sharp eyes to find it in the ocean and when you found it, its like finding a treasure.
Deep Look: "If you're not born with certain assets, it doesn't hurt to borrow." Me: Deku storyline confirmed
Send nudibranchs... wait no
@jonth9200
4 жыл бұрын
They Are Coming For You.........
0:26 it's like someone constantly blowing its hair out of its face.
Imma just need to borrow this for the rest of my life thanks *never comes Back*
Your voice and narration is so mesmerising. Kinda cute and cuddly.
@daisymay6505
5 жыл бұрын
I like it too
This was very interesting! (Never knew I would be interested in a sea slugs digestive system) this is amazing thanks for this video 😉
amazing the variety of colors in sea slugs. even the sizes like the Black Sea slug. these things must’ve been around forever
@user-otocoolooogub
4 ай бұрын
Yep beautiful but dangerous
Btw, I saw a bunch of snails the other day, and learned 2 things: 1, a single snail can carry another snails of the same size, 2, they don't give a crap about falling or going underwater.
These sea slugs are like snails without a shell. If only we had a word for that...
What's your favorite food? Sweet Sour Salty Hot >Pain
THEY’RE SO ADORABLE I JUST WANNA SQUISH EM AAAAAAH
@haiangvuthai3615
2 жыл бұрын
hand: "im dead"
2:14 aww it has a mustache and candy corn antenna
they’re just so beautiful...
When you said "sea slug" I paused and remembered that that's my favorite type of creature.
WHY ARE THEY SO ADORABLE
I smiled when she said the sea slug had a taste for spicy food
The presentation of these videos are most underrated. She is excellent.
THESE SNAILS ARE SO PRETTY!!!!!!! 😍😍😍
Their mouth is so cute 😂😂
Just lovely the way she narrated. A breath of fresh air
Why do sea creatures look so amazing
Thanks for interesting facts about this amazing creatures 👍😍❤
wow DE really out did them selves with this Hydroid Prime trailer 01:00
@J8DENTHECANADIAN
2 жыл бұрын
Lol
They're so beautiful
Probably the most beautiful creatures on the planet.
I love your videos. Incredible quality
My first Deep look video was that for the Daddy Longlegs and from this moment I LOOOOVE Deep Look! Seriosly, guys, you are 1000000 times better than national geographic and animal planet. I want more videos, PLEASE!!! And can I get a heart, please?
They has mustache?!! :O can i get a pet slug and squish it with love forever.
Thank you for this information. To me, they are the most beautiful of sea creatures.
Someone remind me why we're looking for aliens when we have these cute alien looking thing under the sea o.o
Sea slugs battle royale: Loot weapons and fight each other.
@cupcakkerares
2 жыл бұрын
Hey I love you
It just stole my heart
i really like lauren's voice its satisfing and makes the video more complete
Deep look
“They’re basically snails but without the protective shells” so you mean... slugs?
I love ALL animals but these (sea slugs in general) have a special place in my heart. I thank you for the beautiful upload. Nature is AWESOME....the universe is AWESOME !!! The golden poison dart frog (Phyllobates terribilis) does the same, it`s one of the most poisonous creatures on the planet (20X more poisonous than other poison dart frogs and does not need to be killed to produce enough poison for poisoned darts/arrows) but it "steals" its poison from a small beetle, and yet there is one snake species that can eat them to keep everything balanced (humans can learn from this before we destroy everything). Thanks again, and I wish you...and everybody else...a healthy, happy, and wonderful life 🌎☮
I want a cute creature as a pet meanwhile sea slugs: *the cutest but are dangerous*
Omg so pretty i wanna pet it "Because their colors are actally a warning" Um ok
Yay! A new Deep look video right before I sleep? This is worth it! I'd also like a heart if you don't mind!
What a merry bunch of high-fashion individuals
0:14 I know,it took my heart
I had no volume on so basically I watched cute slugs for four minutes.
Imagine these being in Spongebob Squarepants.
@sodalunch1949
2 жыл бұрын
They did, in an abysmal episode.
I missed you too Lauren! Love this show!
Someone: *points knife at sea slug* Sea slug: *steals knife*
Ok so I've been pronouncing "nudabranch" wrong the WHOLE time. I used to say "noo-dah-BRANCH" BUT today i realize it's "noo-dah-BRANK"
Sea bunnys
They are brightly colored. I like the bright yellow! 🐌
It’s a crime for them to look this cute