nudibranchs photographed by david doubilet for national geographic

nembrotha kubaryana size: 2.4 inches (6 centimeters) – photo by david doubilet

last month the national geographic featured an article about ‘nudibranchs’ by jennifer s. holland. entitled ‘living color’ the piece details the toxic underwater relatives of the slug family – and is accompanied by david doubilet’s stunning photography which shows-off the creatures garish colors.

hypselodoris sp., size: 2 in (5 cm) – photo by david doubilet

phyllidiella pustulosa, size: 2.4 in (6 cm) – photo by david doubilet

fabellina exoptata, size: 1.2 in (3 cm) – photo by david doubilet

chromodoris annae, size: 0.8 in (2 cm) – photo by david doubilet

cuthona sp., size: 0.7 in (1.8 cm) – photo by david doubilet

national geographic: living color david doubilet: http://www.daviddoubilet.com — via ffffound