Friday Nudibranchs

From up in Juneau, Alaska, my pal Nick Bonzey at the US Forest Service thought I'd appreciate a good dose of nudibranchs, claiming 'these guys are MUCH cuter than your average sea cucumber.'

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Admittedly, with photos like these from National Geographic's David Doubilet, Nick might just be onto something...

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Now Miss Sheril, I've been trying to tell you for some time that nudibranchs are way cooler then sea cucumbers - at least visually . . . . why does it take cool photos for National Geographic to make you see the light?!

Careful Philip, I did not say cooler, but rather agreed that these photos are pretty darn cute!

Besides, it's not a fair competition until we see what photographer David Doubilet can do with a handsome holothuroid as his subject ;)