Devilish side of the sea angel (video)
06 Jan 2009
The clione, a.k.a. sea angel, is a cute, translucent swimming sea slug that glides gracefully through icy ocean waters by flapping a pair of appendages that resemble tiny angel wings. Don’t let the innocent, angelic look fool you, though — the clione is a vicious demon come feeding time.
The Clione limacina species preys on its shelled cousin, the sea butterfly (Limacina helicina). When the hungry sea angel spots a suitable target, it lunges forward and rapidly unfurls a halo of six hooked tentacles from its head, locking its prey in a death grip. Slowly, the clione sucks the victim’s body out of its shell, swallowing it whole.
I hate to be the first to ask, but uh… is it real?
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@schoschie: If you believe in the wiki:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_angel
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Thats awesome!
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Just look at it go! Tentacles all coming out of nowhere…that just wow…groovy stuff.
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I can’t believe I called them ‘Sea Butterflies’ in my post. I’m gobsmacked.
Here’s an example of how Clione are cutified in Japan:
http://michaeldowney.net/clione/
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it actually looks like a little demon! look at the 2 wee little horns. its so cute though!
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Characteristics that remind me of women… :)
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