Blue dragon nudibranch

Ocean Conservancy on Instagram: “In case you've never seen a Blue Dragon sea slug (Glaucus atlanticus) before... here you go! 🌀🐛🌀 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Photo by the talented…”

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Blue dragon

Blue dragon nudibranch (Pteraeolidia ianthina

Pteraeolidia ianthina Nudibranch - close relation to blue sea dragon?

Thank you so much to TheEclecticArtisan for his amazing eye and knowledge in identifying this little guy and thank you to Ruth_Flickr for her quick info! I love our Flickr experts! :) THANKS! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glaucus_atlanticus Explore 3/8/09 #21

Glaucus atlanticus (aka blue dragon) is a species of small-sized blue sea slugs, a pelagic aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk (Wikipedia). They feed on the poisonous Man of War jellyfish, collecting its toxins and storing them in sacs on the end of their feather-like "fingers." The Blue Dragon thus produces a more powerful and deadly sting due to its ability to store poison.

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Glaucus atlanticus & Glaucilla marginata. Contest entry for #illustraciencia 5. #glaucus #scientificillustration #illustration

Blue Dragon 2 by Steve Passlow on 500px

Thinks about nudibranch dragons that aren’t blue-dragon-nudibranch inspired.

Glaucus atlanticus. The tail (metapodium) of Glaucus atlanticus is much longer than that of Glaucilla marginata.

Pretty little sea slug, near Byron Bay.