Varicose wart slug
The varicose wart slug is a large sea slug, a type of shell-less sea snail that lives in warm seas. It is found across the Indo-West Pacific, including the central Pacific and the Red Sea. Its bright colours warn predators that it is toxic.1

怎麼認出牠
- A large sea slug, growing to at least 11.5 cm1
- Has 3 to 6 long ridges along its back, covered in small bumps called tubercles1
- The ridges and bases of the bumps are blue-grey1
- The tips of the bumps are capped in yellow1
- The sole of its foot has a black stripe running along its length1
常被誤認為: Juveniles of the sea cucumber Pearsonothuria graeffei closely resemble this sea slug. They are white and blue or black, with a few large, yellow, thorn-like projections. Adult sea cucumbers are much duller in colour and much larger than the sea slug.1
毒素力量
牠的皮膚有毒。碰、舔或吃牠都很危險。
牠對人有多危險?
對人的危險: 輕微跟蜜蜂螫差不多或更輕微。對人基本上無害。牠害怕時會做什麼?
Its bright colours warn predators that it is toxic.1
注意安全
- 絕對不要碰、抓或捉弄野生動物,就算是很小的動物,就算牠看起來在睡覺或已經死了也一樣。
- 給牠空間。如果遇到了,保持冷靜,慢慢往後退,讓牠自己離開。
- 如果你碰了或吃了牠:不要揉眼睛或摸嘴巴,把手洗乾淨,並且就醫。
牠不是想來抓你。牠的毒只是為了不讓別的動物吃掉牠。 更多安全知識
牠有多大?
牠有多長?
跟 4 塊玩具積木排成一排一樣長Varicose wart slug 跟「你」比起來有多大?
只是在你的瀏覽器裡做算術。什麼都不會儲存,也不會傳送到任何地方。
牠有多快?
小知識
A sea cucumber, Pearsonothuria graeffei, copies its colours as a juvenile, which helps protect the sea cucumber too.1
Its bright colours warn predators that it is toxic to eat.1
The adult sea cucumber that copies this slug has its own toxic chemicals.1
It is one of the larger species in its group, growing to at least 11.5 cm.1
知識的出處
- Phyllidia varicosa (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Phyllidia varicosa (iNaturalist): 名稱和分類。
- Venom Wiki: 危險等級、一般大小和速度估計都是我們自己定的。看看我們是怎麼算出來的: 我們怎麼評估危險.
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皮膚裡有毒
如果有人碰了或吃了牠