Sea butterfly (Limacina helicina). Sea butterflies are swimming predatory marine sea snails. They have two wing-like outgrowths (parapodia,lower right) derived from their foot,which they continually flap to swim through the water. They use a mucous web to trap small aquatic organisms such as crustaceans and plankton. Photographed in the Sea of Japan | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / Semenov, Alexander |
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