Mysterious 'Blue Dragon' washes up on Australian coast line

[Judi Lynn]

Mysterious 'Blue Dragon' washes up on Australian coast line

The 'dragon-like' sea slug was seen on the Australian Gold Coast.
Megan Townsend |
12 hours ago|

A mysterious video emerged online last week of what appears to be a small dragon-like creature washed up on the sands of the Australian Gold Coast.

Although it resembles a Pokémon or a Final Fantasy character; it is actually a rare sea slug named Glaucus Atlanticus, or commonly known as a blue dragon.

They are not seen often - usually spending their time riding surface currents out to sea, however they can be found off the coast of South Africa and have been found in Australia in the past.

Biologists were quick to warn that while the blue dragon appears harmless, it is infact deadly, and if encountered should not be touched.

More:
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/australasia/mysterious-blue-dragon-washes-up-on-australian-coast-line-a6745176.html

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[2naSalit]

1. Since it's

been identified I guess I can't ask, "What the heck is that?"



fascinating.

[Control-Z]

2. Those are rather pretty

compared to the scary-creepy deep water discoveries we've been seeing lately.

Though, the highly poisonous feature kind of freaks me out.

[cantbeserious]

3. Thank You For Sharing

eom

[jmowreader]

4. They have a rather interesting defensive mechanism

These little bastards eat the tentacles of Portuguese men 'o war, then store the stinging cells in their appendages for later use as weapons. They seem to fuck up their victims in exactly the same way Portuguese men o' war do (because they use the same weapon, naturally) and the first aid for stings from either animal is the same.

[2pooped2pop]

5. Is that a pokemon?

So pretty.

[DhhD]

6. Other giant sea slugs

https://search.yahoo.com/search;_ylt=AwrSbD8QGVVWbDEATJNXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTE3azUzNTBiBGNvbG8DZ3ExBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDQjExNTlfMQRzZWMDcmVsLWJvdA--?p=giant+sea+slugs&ei=UTF-8&fr2=rs-bottom%2Cp%3As%2Cv%3Aw%2Cm%3Aat-s&fr=sfp