Video Of strange creature from pond

i found this video while goin through random websites..i couldnt find it here hope its not a repost well here you go....video...its interesting

what the? Ugly lil thing aint it.
I can imagine something like that being somewhere exotic but Portsmouth!

I have no idea what it is,it looks a cross between a vegetable and a fishy bug! Very strange indeed

Very weird! looks like a pond Jellyfish???

The world is getting stranger!!

Is there such a things as a fresh water / pond jellyfish? I've only ever seen them in the ocean? Very interesting vid.

lol looks like a bird thats trying to duck under the water and commit suicide if you ask me! very strange, Im going to have even stranger dreams now tonight!

interesting stuff...

apparently it's a type of gastropod called Akera bullata

according to wiki:
Akera bullata - occurs from Norway to Canaries, and also in the Mediterranean. It is a herbivorous bottom dweller (up to 370 m deep), feeding on seagrasses of the genera Zostera and Posidonia. The body has a maximum length of about 6 cm. Its color varies from gray to orange, with white or dark specks. Its fragile and smooth shell has a white or brown color. This sea hare is not an agile swimmer. It uses its broad parapodia (fleshy protrusions), held together funnelwise above the head, to paddle away when disturbed.

Shot at 2007-07-04

more info

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Here's another link about the animal, from the same part of the world.

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[edit on 7-4-2007 by worldwatcher]

Originally posted by Kilgour what the? Ugly lil thing aint it.

I find it very beautiful.

You know, I was going to post that it looked like CGI earlier, but now I find out it's a real creature. Kinda makes every time I thought something was CGI become suspect.

Thanks for sharing the video.

That's definitely a weird looking critter.
Wonder what it's doing in that pond?

I wouldn't jump in that pond without a Geiger counter though.

Peace

Originally posted by quadricle
interesting stuff...

apparently it's a type of gastropod called Akera bullata

Hey thanks for the info - I was still wondering about that one.

Looks like it's eating the alga on the surface.

Might be a delicious new sushi snack. Mmm, akera bullata.