"Rare and Colorful Rainbow Sea Slug Spotted Along UK Coastline"
Originally Published 2 years ago — by NPR
A rare rainbow sea slug, Babakina anadoni, was discovered by Vicky Barlow during a rock pooling activity along the Cornwall shore. The brightly colored creatures are typically seen in the warmer waters off the coasts of Spain, Portugal, and France, but one was also found in United Kingdom waters last year. Barlow, a team member with the nonprofit Rock Pool Project, briefly put the slug in a pot to get a better view of its vivid pink, purple, and yellow body before returning it to the rock pool where it was discovered.