Glaucus atlanticus (commonly known as the sea swallow, blue angel, and blue dragon) is a small, blue, pelagic sea slug. As I discussed in my post on why gastropods are awesome, this nudibranch can feed on cnidarians (like jellyfish) and harvest their nematocysts (stinging cells)—so this gorgeous slug not only looks like a Pokemon, but it can actually copy other creatures' moves!
Glaucus atlanticus: beautiful blue sea slug, or Pokemon?
Cortney Random + biology, gastropods, nematocysts, nudibranchs
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Why Gastropods (snails & slugs) are awesome
Cortney Science & Technology + busycon, gastropoda, nematocysts, nudibranchs, radula, snails, whelk, why invertebrates are awesome
Snails. They're slow and boring. We regularly use "snail-like" as an adjective to diss something for being so slow - hardly a positive connotation. What could be so exciting about snails? For starters, what about the fact that they're basically moving fortresses? Okay, maybe this doesn't impress you. Turtles have the same thing going for them, after all. Read more →