15 Creatures Discovered By Fisherman In New Zealand
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IT’S NOT A LIZARD, EVEN THOUGH THEY CALL THEM THAT
Margined Sea Lizards
via aquaportail.com
For some reason, New Zealanders call these little blue guys “marginal sea lizards”, even though they’re not lizards at all. They’re sea slugs, and they’re not to be trifled with.
Beaches across Australia and New Zealand were closed in early 2017 due to a sudden influx of Glaucus marginatus, a species of tiny blue sea slugs that sting. Painfully. Although about as painful as a bee sting, these little guys are often found in conjunction with their favorite prey – jellyfish.
The combination of jellyfish and sea slugs forced beaches to close while they worked out their differences, which usually ended with the sea slug eating the jellyfish and swimming away.
IT’S NOT A LIZARD, EVEN THOUGH THEY CALL THEM THAT
Margined Sea Lizards
via aquaportail.com
For some reason, New Zealanders call these little blue guys “marginal sea lizards”, even though they’re not lizards at all. They’re sea slugs, and they’re not to be trifled with.
Beaches across Australia and New Zealand were closed in early 2017 due to a sudden influx of Glaucus marginatus, a species of tiny blue sea slugs that sting. Painfully. Although about as painful as a bee sting, these little guys are often found in conjunction with their favorite prey – jellyfish.
The combination of jellyfish and sea slugs forced beaches to close while they worked out their differences, which usually ended with the sea slug eating the jellyfish and swimming away.
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15 February 2023
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