Photo: Sea Slug Chemical Blast Deters Lobster Predators

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A sea hare ejects purple ink after being disturbed in Monterey, California, in an undated photo.

The soft marine invertebrates create their own brew of toxic bodily fluids to deter predatory lobsters, according to a study released in August 2008.

Photograph by Norbert Wu/NGS

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