Re: Inking in Aplysia

October 24, 2005
From: lorrie creach

my 8 year old daughter was on a field trip at a beach in fort myers florida when a classmate looked down and saw a seahare attatched to my daughters leg.she could not shake it off so she grabbed it and pulled it off.in the process,she got inked!! there is a purple stain on her leg and i can't get it out of her sock.

Locality: Bunche Beach, Fort Myers, Florida, USA, Gulf of Mexico. Depth: 1 1/2 foot of water. Length: 4 inches. 19 october 2005. intertidal.

my question is: will the ink go into her pores and harm her in anyway?how do i get the ink off her leg?does it just wear off??

thank you for your help.
Lorrie

xcharmed4evax@aol.com

Creach, L.A.., 2005 (Oct 24) Re: Inking in Aplysia. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/15092

Dear Lorrie,
As you will have discovered by now the ink will not harm your daughter. I am surprised it actually stained her skin and socks. Have a look at the Fact Sheet on Sea Hare ink. The Sea Hare was probably Aplysia brasiliana.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2005 (Oct 24). Comment on Re: Inking in Aplysia by lorrie creach. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/15092

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