Showing posts with label sea slug. Show all posts
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Tuesday, November 17, 2015

The bizarre looking Blue Dragon is seldom seen in shallow waters - but washed up this week on a beach in Australia

Daily Mirror UK

What is it? Weird glowing blue sea creature that eats jellyfish washes up on Australian beach

 
Sylke Rohrlach/Flickr Blue glaucus aka Blue Dragon
Blue glaucus aka Blue Dragon

A strange and seldom-seen sea creature has made a rare public appearance.
This is the Blue Dragon - or glaucus atlanticus - which was caught on camera after washing up on Australia's Gold Coast.

The bizarre-looking creature is in fact a sea slug, and feeds on blue bottle jellyfish - otherwise known as Portugese Man O' War.

While the jellyfish has a powerful sting that can severely injure humans, the Blue Dragon is unaffected by the venom.

In fact, the Blue Dragon packs a fairly nasty sting of its own.



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