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.