Solar-powered seaweed-sucking seaslugs with Nicole Mertens

This one’s for you if you’re into nudibranchs, sea grapes, solar power, butterflies, citizen science and tongues with teeth(!?) 🌱🐛Nicole Mertens is a marine ecologist with a passion for sacoglossans, a science communicator and the Nature Stewards Coordinator with the Victorian National Parks Association. Nicole is passionate about using citizen science as a platform for evidence-based conservation, and helping people connect with their local environment. You can find Nicole and the VNPA team here and on socials @vicnationalparks. You can find and contact me @seaweed.people. Donate to support the making of this show at buymeacoffee.com/seaweedpeople.Links to research, projects and stories touched on in this ep: Seaslug census Facebook group (Australia)iNaturalist - sacoglossans of Victoria (good pics)Nudibranchs - videos + freaky factsShaun the Sheep internet famous nudiKeep your head: the self-decapitating sea slugs that regrow their bodies – hearts and allSolar-powered sea slugs VNPA ReefWatch citizen science programsThis episode was recorded and produced on Gadigal/Wangal and Larrakia Country. I acknowledge and pay respects to First Nations people and their elders past and present as the ongoing custodians of Sea, Land and Sky Country. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.