Rare Blue Dragon Spotted on the Shores of Australia. Nature is so beautiful, and rare creatures stun human beings with their unique characteristics & shapes. But it all depends on your perceptions. This weird blue creature may cause exhilaration, discomfort, or a combination of both.

As a result, you will get the opportunity to meet one of the world’s oddest and most stunning little-known species, the blue dragon. The accurate name of this mythical-looking creature is Glaucus atlanticus”, or blue sea slug, and though it is much smaller than its imaginary brethren of lore, it is just an inch or two in length.

Furthermore, it has a host of nasty tricks up its sleeve—er, wing? Moreover, they live upside down, attached to the surface of the water, and floating along at the mercy of the winds and ocean currents. This majestic color is blue; they blend in with the water in order to camouflage themselves within the environment.

However small, these baby dragons are also hazardous: they predate on poisonous cnidarians, such as the Portuguese man o’war. They store the sting cells composed of these cnidarians within their own tissues and use them as a defense against anything that bothers them. Therefore, handling a glaucus atlanticus blue dragon could result in a painful, and perhaps dangerous, sting. Though not often spotted by humans, one of these alien-like specimens was caught on film after washing ashore in Queensland, Australia.

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One of the nudibranchs responsible for severe indirect nematocyst envenomation (Glaucus atlanticus). This species may grow to 35 to 40 mm in length.
One of the nudibranchs responsible for severe indirect nematocyst envenomation (Glaucus atlanticus). This species may grow to 35 to 40 mm in length.

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Rare Blue Dragon Spotted on the Shores of Australia
Rare Blue Dragon Spotted on the Shores of Australia

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