Also known as sea swallow, blue glaucus, blue sea slug, blue ocean slug and lizard nudibranch.
25+ Glaucus Atlanticus Baby Blue Dragon Sea Slug US. Animalia mollusca gastropoda glacidea glaucus atlanticus. The blue dragon's bizarre appearance is just the beginning.
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Also known as the blue dragon, sea swallow or blue angel, the blue glaucus is a species of brightly colored sea slug (nudibranch), and can be found throughout the atlantic, pacific and indian oceans in temperate and tropical waters. The proper name of this creature is glaucus atlanticus or blue dragon sea slug. …in warm seas are the blue sea slug (glaucus marina, or g.
This is a video about the blue sea slug and basically everything that you need to know about it.
These small sea slugs float on the sea and are blown onto shore during the summer months onto central coast beaches. These were collected at macmasters beach in new south wales. Its iridescent countershading coloration helps protect it from both airborne and marine predators. Glaucus atlanticus, or the blue dragon sea slug, is one of the most fascinating looking creatures in the ocean — and also one of the most deadly.
