As the tide pools in Northern California have got flooded with warmer waters, the northern coast of California is acting as the perfect breeding ground for a massive population explosion for a particular species of rosy red sea snails.

This creature is a type of sea slug that resembles nothing so much as a big pink, noodly underwater flower. It is usually found in Southern California as warmer waters are present there, which are more conducive to the creature’s habitat.

In recent times, massive numbers of this bright pink sea slug creature has also been reported in Central and Northern California regions along the coast. These reporting have been in places as far north as Humboldt County, Bodega Bay, San Francisco and Santa Cruz.

Speaking in this context, John Pearse of the University of California, Santa Cruz, said, “We haven't seen anything like it in years. These nudibranchs are mainly southern species, and they have been all but absent for more than a decade”.

As these animals are rarely seen in the environment where they are now being found, this aspect has left some investigators to question the effect warming temperatures could be exerting on wildlife.