This colorful creature can absorb other animals’ abilities like a superhero

If there were a contest for the weirdest, most colorful creature on the planet, the tiny nudibranch would likely take the crown. They come in an incredible diversity of colors and patterns and have the ability to absorb the abilities of other creatures like an underwater superhero. Retired Oregon science teacher and marine life enthusiast Nancy Treneman introduces us to their wondrous world.

0:00 "The world of the very small." Nancy searches for a creature the size of a contact lens.
1:07 Nudibranchs can't see how beautiful they are.
2:15 What are nudibranchs? They're a type of sea slug with amazing biological diversity and superpowers.
4:58 What nudibranchs reveal about the state of the ocean.
7:11 As the tide comes in, Nancy explains why she's spent her life studying nudibranchs.