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Spotted Aglaja

aglaja ocelligera

The Spotted Aglaja is a beautiful creature with vibrant spots that can make it look like a little jewel! Kids will love observing how it moves and interacts with its environment.

Lebensraum: Moist forests and shaded areas with plenty of vegetation.

Aussehen

The Spotted Aglaja has a sleek, dark brown to black body adorned with striking iridescent blue or green spots, known as ocelli. It features two prominent, paddle-like head flaps, making it distinct from many other sea slugs.

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Spotted Aglaja
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Spotted Aglaja

Kategorie

Invertebrate

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Despite its name, its "spots" actually glow with iridescent blue or green colors!

It is a skillful hunter, tracking prey by following chemical trails in the sand.

This amazing sea slug is a hermaphrodite, having both male and female parts.

When threatened, it can squirt a cloud of purple ink as a surprising defense.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Cloud Shield

Spotted Aglaja can release a noxious, opaque purple or white fluid because it helps deter predators when disturbed.

Fähigkeit

Sand Diver

Spotted Aglaja can quickly burrow into sandy seafloors that helps them hide from threats and ambush unsuspecting prey.

Fähigkeit

Scent Seeker

Spotted Aglaja has sensitive chemoreceptors on its head flaps that help them detect hidden prey in the sand.

Maße und Details

Länge
4 cm
Gewicht
2 g
Lebenserwartung
1 Jahre
Depth
50 m

Ernährung und Fütterung

A carnivorous sea slug that hunts and eats small worms and other invertebrates hidden in the sand.

Hauptnahrung

  • Flatworms
  • Sipunculid Worms
  • Small Gastropods

Nahrungssuche

  • Pursuit

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

hunts

Spotted Flatworm

Stylochus oculatus

A common prey item for the sea slug.

hunts

Agassiz's Peanut Worm

Phascolosoma agassizii

Dug from sand, this worm is a meal.

eaten by

Inerm Navanax

Navanax inermis

A larger, related sea slug may prey on it.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Colorful SlugJewel SlugSpotted Slug

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Noch keine besonderen Sicherheitshinweise.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Spotted Aglaja?

4 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Spotted Aglaja?

2 g

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Spotted Aglaja?

1 Jahre

Was frisst Spotted Aglaja?

A carnivorous sea slug that hunts and eats small worms and other invertebrates hidden in the sand.

Wo findet man Spotted Aglaja normalerweise?

Moist forests and shaded areas with plenty of vegetation.

Wie jagt Spotted Aglaja?

Pursuit

Wie tief kann Spotted Aglaja tauchen?

50 m

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