Nature is much like a museum: Look, don't touch, no matter how pretty the thing you want to touch may be. That's especially true for vivid critters, which may well be advertising their unpleasantness.
Take the nudibranch. Beautiful, right? That's its way of saying it will mess you up. You see, the nudibranch packs a punch—in a very unusual way. Watch this week's episode of Absurd Creatures to find out more!
And I’m happy to hear from you with suggestions on what to cover next. If it’s weird and we can find footage of it, it’s fair game. You can get me at matthew_simon@wired.com or on Twitter at @mrMattSimon. And check out the Absurd Creature of the Week column right here.
