Marine scientists have identified and named a mysterious creature of the deep sea after studying the elusive sea slug for ...

The hood of B. caudactylus can also act something like a Venus flytrap. While it is not a hinged structure like the leaves of ...

Bathydevius caudactylus is a newly identified sea slug that lives in the midnight zone of the ocean, creating light in the darkness with bioluminescence at 8,500 feet below the surface ...

Researchers have discovered a new species of glowing sea slug deep in the ocean’s midnight zone. Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) scientists said in a press release on Tuesday ...

Usually, sea slugs use their rough tongues to scrape food ... deep below the surface in what's called the ocean's "midnight zone." "Almost every aspect of Bathydevius reflects an adaptation ...

MBARI researchers have discovered a remarkable new species of sea slug that lives in the deep sea. Bathydevius caudactylus swims through the ocean's midnight zone with a large gelatinous hood and ...

It turned out to be a new species of sea slug that's perfectly adapted to the deep ocean. It's been over 20 years since researchers were first dazzled by a strange, glowing creature with vibrant ...