OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) -- Giant purple blobs are invading East Bay beaches and waterways. They are not a danger to the people, but the slugs' big size is unusual. They are called sea hares and they can ...

Beachgoers in La Jolla, California were surprised to see a Spanish shawl nudibranch, a vibrant sea slug with purple and ...

ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) — A giant purple blob from the sea — a slug — is invading East Bay beaches and waterways this summer, and some experts say it may be caused by warmer temperatures near coastal ...

ALAMEDA, Calif. (KRON) – An invasion of giant purple slugs are washing ashore in the East Bay, populating beaches and waterways. Experts say the high volume of these slugs may be caused by warmer ...

The sea slug Aplysia californica is a slimy, homely creature that can be found at low tide along the California shore. When this creature feels threatened in its underwater habitat, it releases a ...

When we think of slugs, we often picture slimy brown garden creatures. Under the sea, however, you can find slugs so colorful and unique they seem to have been transplanted from another planet ...

When Vicky Barlow picked up a rock along the Cornwall shore recently, she suspected something special might be underneath. Barlow was rock pooling, an activity in which people scour a coastline for ...