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pillowspace · 1 year

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Listen to me, boy. You will hear about sea slugs. You will enjoy sea slugs

Costasiella kuroshimae / leaf sheep. Discovered off the coast of Japanese island Kuroshima in 1993, they can indirectly perform photosynthesis by absorbing chloroplasts from algae

Cyerce nigricans. The cerata can be easily cast when disturbed. They can also swim by powerfully flapping said cerata when strongly stimulated. I think they look like butterfly wings!

Jorunna parva / sea bunny. They are covered in papillae, which are fleshy protuberances used for sensory functions. It looks like fur!

Glaucus atlanticus / blue glaucus. They are rarely seen, except during periods of on-shore winds which brings them and their prey into coastal waters. They are the most dangerous sea slug to handle, able to give humans a very painful and potentially dangerous sting

Chromodoris lochi / loch's chromodoris. They are spongivores, and prefer being on the underside of overhangs on rocky reefs. Their distribution is widespread in the Indo-Pacific. Everyone I show sea slugs to seems to love this little guy

Dirona albolineata / white-lined dirona. A translucent predator that often eats bryozoans and small snails. They generally reside on rocks and sometimes mud in the intertidal. Pretty little things, they remind me of shards of glass

Phidiana hiltoni / Hilton's Aeolid. They are known for being quite aggressive, often biting and fighting other aeolids, which is so real of them. They always reminded me of lit matches

Acanthodoris lutea / orange-peel doris. Its bright aposamatic colouration is a warning to predators of its distasteful toxicity. They also notably smell of sandalwood! You don't understand. I NEED to hold one

Nembrotha kubaryana / dusky nembrotha. They use the toxins in their prey ascidians to defend themselves against predators. The toxins are stored in their tissues then released in a slimy defensive mucus when alarmed. Nembrotha kubaryana are well-known for their neon appearance

Phyllodesmium poindimiei / Spun Of Light. It's primarily nocturnal and can cast its cerata for protection. Anyway, can we all agree that Spun Of Light is the most awesome name for a sea slug ever? I mean, look at it. That's a sea slug spun of light if I've ever seen one

Conclusion: sea slugs are the creatures ever

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artsyaxolotl · 10 months

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Motivation Monday: The world is an amazing place 💙

#art #positivity #uplifting #motivation #nudibranch #glaucus atlanticus #affirmation #mental health #cute #chibi #happy #positive pals #steve and pals #artsyaxolotl

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creatureimages · 3 months

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every time i see a bluebottle or a blue sea dragon posted online all the comments are like "erm... can't that kill you? what the scallop?" my brother in christ venom doesnt always kill you sometimes it's just oof ouch ow. anyway heres a glaucus atlanticus

#blue sea dragon #mollusca #gastropoda #nudibranchia #cladobranchia #glaucidae #glaucus atlanticus #same goes for redditors who cry rat lungworm at the sight of a planarian #dont eat it. wash your hands if you touch it. thats it

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ellohcee · 1 year

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Day 26 - Blue Glaucus Dragon

#dragon #sea serpent #sea monster #glaucus atlanticus #blue glaucus #sea slug #bioluminescence #digital art #artists on tumblr #artober #artober 2022 #ellodraws

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sitting-on-me-bum · 4 months

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Glaucus atlanticus

S.Rohrlach / Getty Images

#r. rohrlach #photographer #getty images #glaucus atlanticus #nudibranch #marine #animal #nature

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lost-sunset-canine · 6 months

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Angeltober 2023 Day 13 - Blue

not a lot to go off on, but desperetly wanting to keep with the animal theme i had to google up some blue colored animals, finding this sea slug that is just so pretty and most importantly blue with feather-y apendages that remind of wings, this was the perfect fit, i didn't include extra eyes to keep with a more serene theme :) also tryign to keep all my colors cool and blue-ish besides the halo felt approtiate of the prompt -dairiem

prompt by @ultrainfinitepit

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dkniade · 7 months

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The blue sea dragon (Glaucus atlanticus)(a very tiny sea slug) has a very painful sting if you touch it directly

It’s also the sea slug that likely inspired (parts of) Dvalin’s design (a very big dragon)

But it’s kinda ironic that in the game Dvalin was the one that got poisoned (…by Durin blood not that Durin is a sea slug or anything)

#dusk rambles #Dvalin #glaucus atlanticus #blue sea dragon #Genshin impact

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simpsforscience · 1 month

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Don't let the looks fool you! 🐉 This mesmerizing blue creature, the Glaucus Atlanticus, is known as the "Blue Dragon" for a reason. It's a venomous predator that floats upside down in the ocean, feasting on jellyfish and stealing their stinging power! 🌊 Nature is wild! 🦠

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seaslug-haven · 5 months

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🌊Latin name: Glaucus atlanticus

🌊Common name: Blue sea dragon, Sea swallow, Blue angel, Dragon slug

🌊Family: Glaucidae

Probably the most well known sea slug on the internet, famous for its interesting appearance and many videos of people handling it.

🌐Found throughout the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans in tropical and subtropical waters. They appear mostly on the surface, floating on its back - an air bubble in its stomach helping it maintain buoyancy. That does mean they can accidentaly wash up on beaches, hence many videos of people handling it.

💫 Fun fact: A group of blue glaucuses floating together is called a “blue fleet.”

🖍Their coloration is an example of countershading - its bright blue underside helps the blue glaucus blend into the water’s surface while its grayish backside helps it blend into the ocean when spotted from below, camouflaging it from both flying and swimming predators while floating in open water.

🍽 This silly guy is a predator. It hunts larger marine organisms, e.g. plant Physalia physalis, the polyp Porpita porpita or the snail Janthina janthina. Occasionally, some individuals may resort to c-nnib-lism.

⚠️As mentioned before, these nudibranches feed on what is called Portuguese Man-O’-war (Physalia physalis) - venomous prey - which also makes them venomous. This venom is stored in the ceratas (refer to picture above; dark blue finger like ceratas), the more Physalia it eats -> the more concentrated the venom will be.

And for those interested in more of this silly slug:

Video of a dancing Glaucus atlanticus

Video of a Glaucus atlanticus being properly handled

Video of the silly chilling

#ocean #nature #deep sea #nudibranch #marine animals #marine life #marine biology #seaslug #sea slug #seaslug haven #glaucidae #glaucus atlanticus #blue sea dragon #sea swallow #blue angel #dragon slug #19.11.2023

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windmills123 · 6 months

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invertober 2023 day 14!

#my art #invertober 2023 #invertober #glaucus atlanticus #sea angel #sea slug #sea slug art #blue glaucus #sea creatures #creature girl #monster girl #hatsune miku #miku #miku hatsune

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amaurot-fr · 1 year

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Messing around trying to make Glaucus Atlanticus inspired Undertide dragons, since they're one of my favourite animals. :>

#Flight Rising #FR #Undertide #Ancient Breed #Undertide Dragon #Glaucus Atlanticus

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ruckis-vandalizes · 7 months

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@6clawdy6 couldn't think of anything for an Atlantian form Furhn (Atlantians being a race in my story) so I offered to help her out. Turned her boyo into a sea dragon. Also Atlantian form Gera is a gooby lil fella fhdhfsd

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valy-gc · 7 months

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The differents costumes of Nanaya (Magical Boy) as the Twst MC.

-Bean day -Fairy gala -Glorious masquerade -Merman potion incident -Yasamina silk (based on Link's guerudo clothes) -Halloween (incubus) -Tamashina Mina (engagment outfit) -Cheerleader club (based on Tabitha's fanfic ^^)