As shown , ? Sea slugs ? (most are poisonous) ? Scientific name ?
Sea hare family Aplysiidae Sea hare genus Aplysia ? Sea gastropod mollusks
(Various species and colors)
Most species of sea hares release clouds of color to blind predators when they encounter hostile animals by constriction of their water tubes, which triggers a multitude of neurons at once through changes in synaptic potentials, a rapid neurological reflex that is essential when animals face danger (see gills and water tubes of the hare This rapid neural reflex is essential in the face of danger (see gill and water pipe contraction reflex in the sea hare). Eric's research shows that this nerve conduction is based on the same principles as those studied by neurobiologists using the model species, the California sea hare. With only about 20,000 neurons in its body, the sea hare is one of the favorite subjects of conduction neuroscientists.