Potentially Dangerous "Blue Dragons" wash up in Southern Florida

mardi 8 mars 2016

They may look cute and cuddly but they pack a concentrated jellyfish like sting.  Blue Glaucus also called "Blue Dragons"  is a species of small, blue sea slug.  They are able to swallow the venomous nematocysts (stingers) from the Portuguese man o' war, and store them in the extremities of its finger-like cerata. Picking up the animal can result in a painful sting, with symptoms similar to those caused by the Portuguese man o' war.   They have been ... Potentially Dangerous "Blue Dragons" wash up in Southern Florida

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