5 Fun Facts About the Spanish Dancer 1. They create incredible ribbons. When a Spanish…

5 Fun Facts About the Spanish Dancer 1. They create incredible ribbons. When a Spanish dancer lays its eggs, it forms special red ‘egg ribbons’, around 70cm (27in) long, coiled into pretty little roses, which it attaches to rocks. 2. They’re actually slugs. While, in so many cases, common names don’t match reality (ladybird), in this case, the name ‘sea slug’ is pretty spot on. 3. They have their gills on the outside. The genus name Hexibranchus means six-gilled. 4. They’re hermaphrodites. This means Spanish dancers have both female and male reproductive organs. 5. They taste horrible. Being a bright red, naked-gilled, bloody hermaphrodite with no bones isn’t the best way to blend into your surroundings, so Spanish dancers have to defend themselves in other ways.