Red Sea Slugs and Nudibranchs (106 species) 106

Red sea slugs are textbook examples of aposematism. By feeding on sponges and cnidarians, they sequester carotenoid pigments and chemical defences, advertising their unpalatability with vivid red. Phyllidiidae and Hypselodoris are classic exemplars of this honest-signal strategy.

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