#seahares

[rattyexplores]

Beautiful sea hare found in a shallow tidepool.

06/11/23 - Aplysia reticulata

QLD:WET - Etty Bay

[rattyexplores]

Sea hares found on the shores of Woppa. These fat little slugs littered the beach whilst the tide was out, young beachgoers often playing with them.

I'm used to seeing slugs inside tidepools, so this was certainly a shock to me. The slugs only had the soft, loose sand to grab onto, and were often found high up on the shore, presumably feeding on the brown algae which had washed up. The slugs would let the waves carry them, with seemingly little thought of where they actually ended up.

When the tide rose again, the slugs would've been carried out to sea, waiting for the next chance to feed on algae.

13/09/23 - Bursatella ocelligera

QLD:CQC, Woppa (Great Keppel Island), ocean shore (low tide)

[ichneumoniid]

I cannot emphasize enough how unexpected this creature was. A mucousy blob nearly the size of my foot revealed itself to be a seahare when moved back into the water

(Aplysia brasiliana, 12/23/2025)

[lizj]

Interesting creatures and things on the beach #seahares (at Fort Myers, Florida) https://www.instagram.com/p/CohlC7eO7Tx/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=