Sea hares are known for the colorful, sticky ink they let loose when knocked around by hungry predators (or mean humans). Scientists already knew a few ways this defense helped these squishy creatures ...

We’re all familiar with La Jolla’s sea lions, harbor seals, orcas, garibaldi and seabirds. But in this new series of stories called Species of the Month, the Light will shed light on other, ...

Large numbers of sea hares have been spotted in shallow waters A Guernsey based scientist has encouraged islanders to report sightings of sea hares, after hundreds were spotted in island waters. The ...

Sea hares are not the favourite food choice of many marine inhabitants, and it's easy to see why when you find out about the chemical weapons they employ when provoked – namely, two unpalatable ...

I have no problem keeping track of how many times I have answered the phone at dawn to hear: “I just found my first sea hare! He just inked me!” The caller, my grandson Parker, was standing in the ...

Lake Merritt, once a salt-water lagoon, and an extension of San Francisco Bay, now the heart of Oakland. Photo by Chamois Moon. At the heart of downtown Oakland, San Francisco’s stereotypically ...

It’s likely you’ve seen sea hares washed up on your local beach, but what are they exactly? They’re ugly and peculiar but sea hares (Aplysia dactylomela) are more common than you may realise. Hundreds ...

The La Jolla-based Scripps Institution of Oceanography is no stranger to getting calls from the public with questions about marine species found along local shores. Some callers wonder what something ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Large numbers of sea hares have been spotted in shallow waters [The Guernsey Scientist] A Guernsey based scientist has encouraged ...