The band King Missile’s 1992 single "Detachable Penis" might seem like a tripped-out nightmare straight from the male psyche, but it’s all too real for one strange sea creature.

In the past, the last thing that came to mind when I thought of snails and slugs was beauty. A little bit of disgust and maybe even fascination at best, but beauty? Today, things look rather different ...

The sea slug Chromodoris reticulata shot to glorious reproductive fame in 2013 with the news that it not only mated using a disposable penis but also had a couple of spares on hand. Now it turns ...

A dashing-red sea slug that seems to be hamming it up for the camera in the U.S. Virgin Islands has come into focus in this year's winning underwater photograph in an annual contest put on by the ...

A newly discovered sea slug adds that special something to mating: simultaneous forehead piercing. Found on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, the new species of hermaphroditic sea slug ...

A newly discovered sea slug adds that special something to mating: simultaneous forehead stabbing. Found on Australia's Great Barrier Reef, this species of hermaphroditic sea slug­­ — bright ...

Some scientists and others speculated that the red tide bloom drove them ashore but Bill Rudman, a sea slug expert who oversees the Australian museum's Sea Slug Forum, said it just happens sometimes.

The marine animal featured in the February 2023 Reddit post below has been gracing internet discussions since 2021. It's known as a "Spanish dancer" sea slug for reasons that are clear when you ...

The sea slug Aplysia californica, a red, green or brown hermaphrodite that can grow up to 16 inches long, has the biggest brain cells, or neurons, in the animal kingdom, ...

A dashing-red sea slug that seems to be hamming it up for the camera in the U.S. Virgin Islands has come into focus in this year's winning underwater photograph in an annual contest put on by the ...