📸: 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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📸: 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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4ap tech on Instagram: "No problem! Here is the information about the Blue Glaucus: The Glaucus atlanticus, commonly known as the blue sea dragon, blue glaucus, or blue ocean slug, is a species of small, blue sea slug, a pelagic aeolid nudibranch, and a shell-less gastropod mollusk in the family Glaucidae. These sea slugs are pelagic; they float upside down by using the surface tension of the water to stay up, where they are carried along by the winds and ocean currents. The blue side of their b
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