Image of the Day: Sniffing Slug
The horn-like rhinophores on this spotted sea slug (Phyllidiopsis papilligera) are chemoreceptors that allow it to "smell" dissolved chemicals in the water and locate food sources.
Feb 4, 2013
Wikimedia, Nick Hobgood
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