VIDEO: BLUE DRAGON SEA SLUG (FULL STORY) Locals are amazed after about a dozen rare "Blue Dragon" sea slugs washed up on the shores of Peregian Beach. The bright blue creatures are usually found in tropical waters and can deliver a nasty sting. #7LocalNews | 7NEWS Sunshine Coast

Mesmerizing porpita porpita, or blue button, and Glaucus atlanticus sea slug, or blue dragon, that washed ashore into a clam shell in the Great Barrier Reef. These bizarre & beautiful blue creatures are smaller than a finger nail! They both live at the surface of the ocean, relying on wind for navigation. Video by Jacinta Shackleton Videography and Photography | Ocean Conservation Research - OCR

7.2K views · 297 reactions | Meet the Glaucus atlanticus This is a species of small, blue sea slug, a pelagic aeolid nudibranch, a shell-less gastropod mollusk in the family Glaucidae. These sea slugs are pelagic; they float upside down by using the surface tension of the water to stay up, where they are carried along by the winds and ocean currents Aloha! www.oceandefenderadventures.com | OCEAN DEFENDER - Hawaii | Facebook