Thousands of Sea Slugs?

[Crimsontide]

I went for a walk yesterday morning on the beach. I was in front of Sand Cliffs condos(east 30A) and saw Thousands of "Sea Slugs" atleast thats what I am calling them. They looked similar to a regular slug but much larger and fatter. After washing up on the beach they became very stinky and were leaking purple fluid. Does anyone know if this is common and what they are?

 

[Lady D]

I went for a walk yesterday morning on the beach. I was in front of Sand Cliffs condos(east 30A) and saw Thousands of "Sea Slugs" atleast thats what I am calling them. They looked similar to a regular slug but much larger and fatter. After washing up on the beach they became very stinky and were leaking purple fluid. Does anyone know if this is common and what they are?

Gross. Now there is a invasion of sea slugs. Great, and all of this 5 days before we come to the beach. I'll make sure I wear my water shoes. They need to make a B horror movie out of that. I hope you were exaggerating about the thousands. Here is a link to a sea slug forum. Supposedly the color thing is a defense mechanism. See link below.

http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/colour

 

[Aleigh]

When the world gives you sea slugs....

...make sea slug salad!!!! ... or soup? yummmm

 

[Lady D]

When the world gives you sea slugs....

...make sea slug salad!!!! ... or soup? yummmm

Really funny. But that sounds so gross.

 

[Kurt]

she sells salty sea slug sushi by the seashore

she sells salty sea slug sushi by the seashore

see shells shalty shee shlug shusi by the sheesore

 

[AndrewG]

They have a very specific diet. Nature is trying to rid us of our seaweed problem.

 

[Foodlover]

Sea Slugs eat Seaweed?!!

They have a very specific diet. Nature is trying to rid us of our seaweed problem.

Cool!

 

[Em]

If you google "sea hare" images, you might find the ones you saw. They get their name "sea hare" because their face looks similar to a rabbit's head. (if you use your imagination like finding animal shapes in clouds.)

 

[AndrewG]

also lookup nudibranch.

 

[melscuba]

They have a very specific diet. Nature is trying to rid us of our seaweed problem.

What has a very specific diet of sea slugs??