Weird Animals – A List Of The World’s Strangest Species
Blue Sea Dragon
Blue Sea Dragon
Image: Poyt448, Peter Woodard, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Scientific name: Glaucus atlanticus
Type of animal: Mollusk
Family: Glaucus atlanticus
Where found: Temperate and Tropical Waters Worldwide
Conservation status: Unassessed
The blue sea dragon, also known as the blue sea slug or Glaucus Atlanticus, belongs to a group of gastropod mollusks known as “sea slugs”. Found in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, it has a distinctive blue and silver coloration, which acts as camouflage against the water's surface.
Blue sea dragons are predators that feed on venomous creatures such as jellyfish and Portuguese man o' war. They store the venom from their prey and use it as a defense mechanism against potential predators.
Blue Sea Dragon
Image: Poyt448, Peter Woodard, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Scientific name: Glaucus atlanticus
Type of animal: Mollusk
Family: Glaucus atlanticus
Where found: Temperate and Tropical Waters Worldwide
Conservation status: Unassessed
The blue sea dragon, also known as the blue sea slug or Glaucus Atlanticus, belongs to a group of gastropod mollusks known as “sea slugs”. Found in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, it has a distinctive blue and silver coloration, which acts as camouflage against the water's surface.
Blue sea dragons are predators that feed on venomous creatures such as jellyfish and Portuguese man o' war. They store the venom from their prey and use it as a defense mechanism against potential predators.
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18 January 2024
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