My lab rescued this amazing blue sea dragon from a cove near shore. Sea slugs like this one (Glaucus atlanticus) live floating upside down on the ocean’s surface. They drift with the wind and waves, waiting to bump into partners of prey. They devour blue buttons and by-the-wind sailors, and mate with other blue sea dragons with a ritual that involves a kiss, and then a twist, and then an hour or more of mating before they drift apart once more. . . #ocean #marinebiology #marine #highseas #glaucu
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The blue dragon, known as Glaucus atlanticus, is a sea slug that defends itself by converting its prey's venom into its own weapon. Measuring just about an inch, it floats atop the ocean where its silvery-blue color camouflages it from both above and below. Its primary meal is the Portuguese man owar, a creature with potent venomous tentacles. The blue dragon is immune to this venom and stores the stinging cells on its feather-like appendages, giving it a sting even more painful than that of its
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This little blue dragon steals from one of the world’s most venomous predators. Meet Glaucus atlanticus, commonly known as the blue sea dragon, blue angel, blue dragon, dragon slug, or sea swallow! They are a tiny pelagic mollusk, also known as a nudibranch, that gets carried around the Pacific, Indian, and Atlantic oceans via currents. Despite being 1-inch long, they love to prey on venomous cnidarians like the Portuguese man o’war. Not only do they eat their tentacles, but they steal the nemat
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📸: Jacinta Shackleton • Glaucus atlanticus sea slug, or blue dragon, is a pelagic nudibranch that sails on the surface of the ocean. They are typically just an inch long, and feed on the toxins of much larger species such as Portuguese man o’ wars, which have tentacles around 30 feet. The blue dragon is immune to the toxins, and collects them in special sacs within the finger-like branches at the end of its appendages. When threatened or touched, it can release stinging cells with more powerful
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Meet the Blue dragon (Glaucus atlanticus) the sea slug that steals venom from its prey! This tiny sea creature, which grows up to 1.2 inches (3 centimeters) long, is a type of nudibranch, or sea slug. Also known as a sea swallow or blue angel, it has three sets of ornate "wings" — called cerata — that makes it look a bit like a Pokémon. It can be found on the surface of the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian oceans in temperate and tropical waters throughout the world. It floats floats on its back (a
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OCEANIC GLOBAL on Instagram: "In this video, a Blue Dragon (Glaucus atlanticus) feeds on a blue button (Porpita porpita), a floating cnidarian of the open Pcean. Transported by winds and surface currents, these pelagic sea slugs drift at the ocean surface, often encountering their prey in small aggregations 🌊 Though delicate in appearance, Blue Dragons are highly specialized predators. They consume venomous cnidarians, including blue buttons and Portuguese man o’ war (Physalia physalis). Remark
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