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Spotted Sea Hare - Aplysia argus Like all Seahares, the Aplysia argus also has the ability to squirt ink, which is purplish in colour as a defensive mechanism. Aplysia argus,Geotagged,Malapascua,Philippines,Sea Hare,Spotted sea hare,Summer,cebu Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Spotted Sea Hare - Aplysia argus

Like all Seahares, the Aplysia argus also has the ability to squirt ink, which is purplish in colour as a defensive mechanism.

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    What a wonderful, specialist creature. Posted 8 years ago
    1. View Albert Kang's profile
      Albert Kang
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      Yes, and they are quire large in size.
      And the reason they get their common name Sea Hare is related to their similarity to Hares (Rabbits).       Posted 8 years ago

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The White-speckled Seahare

''Aplysia argus'' is a species of gastropod mollusc in the genus ''Aplysia'', native to the Indo-Pacific region.

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Similar species: Seahares And Akera Snails
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Uploaded Dec 11, 2016. Captured Jul 6, 2016 14:46 in Unnamed Road, Daanbantayan, Cebu, Philippines.
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  • TG-4
  • f/5.0
  • 1/125s
  • ISO250
  • 11.01mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.

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