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Sea angels are one of the smallest and vicious marines animals at under 5cm

Updated on May 18, 2024May 23, 2023

Sea angels are a type of gelatinous, transparent slug. Sea angels will grab their prey and eat them through the protrusions on their head. The protrusions, called buccal cones, have hooks and a kind of toothed-tongue on the inside.  Their organs are colorful and can be seen through their transparent bodies.

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Sea angels are one of the smallest animals in the ocean

Updated on May 17, 2024December 3, 2022

They can grow up to 2 inches/ 5 centimeters and swim up to 0.22 mph/ 100 mm/s. Sea angels are a type of gelatinous, transparent slug and can swim two times faster than their prey the sea butterfly. The sea butterflies have a protective shell that the sea angel will pull their bodies out of …

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