SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Sea hare (Aplysia punctata) on red algae, Shetland, Scotland, UK, May.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Seagrass (Aplysia punctata) bed with a sea hare, Scotland, UK, May.

Christophe Courteau / Sea hare {Aplysia punctata} Brittany France

Christophe Courteau / Sea hare {Aplysia punctata} Brittany France

Sue Daly / Sea Hare (Aplysia punctata). Channel Islands, UK, June.

Alex Hyde / Sea Hare (Aplysia punctata) on white background. Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK. July.

Alex Hyde / Sea Hare (Aplysia punctata) camouflaged on seaweed, on a white background. Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK. July.

Adrian Davies / Sea hare with newly laid eggs {Aplysia punctata} Wales, UK, Europe

Jose B. Ruiz / Seahare {Aplysia punctata} nudibranch feeds on algae. When disturbed ejects purple defensive 'ink'. Mediterranean Spain

Adrian Davies / Sea hare with newly laid eggs, Wales, UK

Jane Burton / Sea hares (Aplysia punctata) spawning among seaweed, Atlantic coast, captive

Henley Spiers / Sea hare (Aplysia punctata) with striking red colouration, rising up on a blade of kelp, Shetland, Scotland, UK. July.