Facts: The Blue Sea Dragon

Quick facts about this tiny stinging nudibranch! The blue sea dragon (blue sea slug, Glaucus atlanticus, blue angel, sea swallow, blue ocean slugs, blue glaucus). Blue sea dragon facts! It looks like a Pokemon.
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[@tonycapri2608]

These are one of the coolest things in the ocean really beautiful but also very deadly.

[@CheyBluexoxo]

I don’t think they’re deadly

[@subzrodagr8689]

@@CheyBluexoxo They are definitely deadly. Don’t sleep!!!

[@fracturedsolace145]

@@subzrodagr8689 they are not deadly.

[@subzrodagr8689]

@@fracturedsolace145 copied and pasted from Google Search right now: Those venomous cells are what make the blue dragon dangerous to humans, as it embeds those cells within its own body as a defence against other predators. Any humans who pick one up risk painful and potentially fatal stings. May 10, 2020

[@mrflipphone438]

@@subzrodagr8689 all they do is sting nigga.

[@EinfachErwin]

This looks like it could be on the cover of a Pokemon game.

[@nickv1212]

I've killed this thing in multiple Final Fantasies, for sure.

[@Shadozcreeping]

​@@nickv1212i can't remember it in any specific final fantasy, but one of these scaled up was the final monster in Parasite Eve, a classic playstation rpg by the same publisher as the final fantasy series

[@MrRuePine]

I mean, the Goomy line is based on this little slug fella in the video, so…

[@AGDinCA]

The sea dragons in this video were all of the species _Glaucus atlanticus,_ which can actually grow up to about 40 mm, or 1.5" long. There is another very closely related species called _Glaucilla marginatus_ that looks almost identical. It has a shorter tail, rows of certainly (spiky things) and is much smaller.

[@elisaangela0417]

Nice google search lol

[@AGDinCA]

@@elisaangela0417 Well, thank you! I had to look it up because I had seen something like these before, but they looked a little different. I was confused, so I did some research and found it was indeed a separate species. I figure, if I was confused, someone else might be, too. Hopefully, my post can prove to be helpful to someone in the future. 👍 Thanks for reading it, and I hope you learned something interesting, just as I did. 😁

[@elisaangela0417]

Oh okay yeah the one your talking about is just a dark blue sea slug & yes it’s much smaller, I’m pretty sure it has 5 “wings” but one wing is on the tail instead of being long like this one there’s really nothing else to say about it but they’re pretty interesting creatures; pretty sure both are more dangerous than what they eat. Wish there was a bit more about them.

[@AGDinCA]

@@elisaangela0417 Agreed! I would love to know more about them. But that's the story of my life... I _always_ want to know more. 😂😂😂

[@imranvo]

Got stung by one today at a beach in South Africa, on my nose... Was very sore but pain subsided after about 15 minutes

[@somebody2283]

Oooof

[@tamiwagner3102]

My question is how close did you get your face to it to get it on your nose? Were you trying to kiss it?

[@imranvo]

I was just swimming, minding my own business, then i felt this sting across my nose, thought it was a blue bottle, smaller version of man of war but then i saw this evil looking thing swimming away and realized it was this

[@jeffweed3947]

Apply vinegar, do NOT dilute the vinegar

[@KennethDsilva99]

Whoa! These are such cool creatures, I've decided to draw one of them :D

[@ianleather5699]

We'd love to see your drawing of these beautiful creatures

[@KennethDsilva99]

@@ianleather5699 I don't think KZbin will let me send links in the comment section, but you can check out my profile, I Completed the artwork :D

[@isaacmontecillo7948]

​@@ianleather5699 At 0:13 Imagine you have this in your aquarium but first you need some tweezers.

[@carissaelpa4534]

ME too

[@MTC008]

they look like pokemon creatures to me

[@MatthewTheWolf2029]

Beautiful yet dangerous.

[@dlmsarge8329]

Now I'm going to have nightmares about these small hellish creatures.

[@ballachmona]

Nudibranchs are super cool. I've always been a bit jealous of how colorful they are. Atlanticus is probably the coolest and prettiest one.

[@Politickticktickin]

Jealous? You want to look blue like avatar?

[@ballachmona]

@@Politickticktickin If you don't mind my asking, how did you come across this comment?

[@Politickticktickin]

@@ballachmona I'm just joking. Don't take offence from it.

[@ballachmona]

None taken, there's just a thing I arranged and this was one of the steps, just double checking to make sure I'm not missing someone following along.@@Politickticktickin

[@Politickticktickin]

@@ballachmona no im a stranger

[@mahjongtiles8389]

So, the Portuguese Man of War have a predator. I thought the world is strange. But it is *stranger*

[@myanure]

cute dragon

[@sawada_.]

Run, scream, and don't look back.

[@SeannV]

Dvalin

[@antantelope]

LOL I found this in my local beach in boca raton! It looked so wierd! It was in the sand and they were babies

[@aglaucusatlanticus6144]

that was my brother sorry about that, he WASN'T SUPPOSED TO BE THERE!!!

[@antantelope]

@@aglaucusatlanticus6144 I guess there's an account for everything lol

[@lechking941]

@@antantelope yep but its always amusing when ya find one

[@Quadriple.]

cant believe they made that genshin impact dragon real 💀

[@VANTARTS]

DIESOFCRINGE

[@ishratjahan406]

Ye

[@unicorn25m.hunicornyan36]

I'm pretty sure that dragon got an inspiration from those sea creatures

[@FerryMonster]

that is dvalin from genshin impact :o

[@moonkookie1505]

He became so small 🤲🏻

[@joannamysluk8623]

No, that is Dvalin's baby.

[@ozdaawg]

Found one yesterday, oddly beautiful

[@DevinPlayzYT2007]

The blue dragon kinda looks like a Pokemon.

[@dreamsprayanimation]

Looks like Kyogre.

[@mrwilliams7086]

I choose you 😂😂

[@Tiki_4_U]

So, if they get their defense from what they eat... Would that mean like dart frogs if you find an alternative food source and raise them in captivity they'd be harmless?

[@kookamunga2458]

Correctly don't touch them but one can use a stick to gently scoop it up and return it to its natural habitat if one is stranded on the beach.

[@chinmaypunjot33]

thank you

[@vunguyentr5561]

I thought some mfs try to fool me with 3d turn out this thing is real. Dope, like a real life Pokémon

[@Dream-rg1mp]

here from that one tiktok

[@dimensionexo.]

If I ever saw one I would have to pick it up and give it a pat *

[@Shadozcreeping]

i suppose i can understand why some people are afraid. i certainly don't want to cuddle one considering the pain it would cause, and they look so bizarre. but honestly i think it's cute 🥺

[@kendrickianlaurel5795]

Thats Dvalin

[@Brimikonizzle]

Great content, as always!

[@babber2536]

How come something like that existing that i didn't know about they are beautiful

[@tinameadows462]

This sounds like that osrs creator “snugglequest”

[@NuyoricanJoseph]

So glad I got here after doing actual research and not just some tiktok video.. sheesh

[@shiozza]

So are they killing the things they feed on? Like is it a pest that the jellyfish can't get off themselves

[@blazethecat363]

these are the basis for several enemies in FFXIV

[@mewimi]

Eurekan Petrel Mount :3

[@BlackArroToons]

Amazing looking Slug of the sea.

[@gracecamarata1890]

Anyone here from the tiktok?

[@adityasutar9436]

Dumb ways to die... yes

[@Tessa_EditZOfficalAcc]

Nope I’m here because my friend got me into blue sea dragons

[@josephlepore7380]

So many dumb ways to die….

[@tajaahnancho9791]

Yyuuupppp

[@CKM15Whiskey]

Oh, you already know!

[@missleeogilvieraygaal]

The Blue Dragon and quite frankly you should be jealous because I'm jealous for you. It's just logical. Adam Richard Johnson is Charlie Michelle Ray.

[@mrspooky9127]

Nice

[@Skyoneder]

Seen a tiktok guy stick his hand in bowl full of these, ended up hospitalized

[@jamesmorrison8410]

they are mini absorbing man 🤣🤣🤣

[@scoon2117]

It is so damned beautiful

[@houmanmaleki]

Thanks

[@keatonblackman472]

Rare And Amazing

[@DrSauceGotTheJuice]

OMU This Is The Most Amazing Animal Eye Have Ever Seen!!

[@Yamigetsu]

Mini wind serpent ibushi from monster hunter

[@kurtjohnson4902]

Was in fact not "not chill"

[@129_sohambiswas4]

That's Dvalin from Genshin Impact!

[@ingridragguette5476]

Doesn't even look the least similar.

[@ayanokoji42069]

0:18 Dvalin Materil

[@ifbbradshaw6781]

I shit you not in Newport california last weekend I saw one of these in the boat harbor while eating lunch…. I had almost picked it up ☠️

[@arthurhenderson3155]

Sometimes the deadliest creatures are the most beautiful ones too.

[@kidbomber3858]

They are beautiful, and thank you for the cautious warning about them

[@ReallyOTX]

Are they poisonous

[@mewimi]

I ride this on my way to Ozma's lair.

[@Fishyeditsphonks]

I think I found one as a baby in a river but it was black

[@Utentily]

Why do I think it’s cute???😂

[@aka7934]

So basically they are not poisonous if they don't get to eat poisonous creatures?

[@josephpothiert8005]

TikTok made me search for it.

[@zindrackocuzack4081]

Alien breed remember that is a alien breed

[@aslewofconstellations192]

That’s not a slug that’s Dvalin

[@joannamysluk8623]

Baby Dvalin or Dvalin's kid.

[@bendyandtheinkmachinezeekg5268]

XDDDDDDDDD omg, I never noticed that, I can unsee it now

[@scoobygamer2231]

So cute

[@aglaucusatlanticus6144]

I can kill people

[@eyanloretz]

Tik Tok sent me

[@rkris7837]

Imagine identifying as a male sea slug and another male sea slug is like not today buddy...

[@frankie5512]

Can one have these in an aquarium setup without harming them?

[@trajanuslarocque7572]

Bruh lol how would you find a jelly fish to feed it lmao, these things float around in the ocean

[@kilo5869]

Hell no

[@markjeff3838]

Something from STRANGER THINGS

[@helmet098]

TikTok brought me here

[@DarkKittycat]

How is that hand holding it

[@gepaquarium660]

Thick skin on the palm of the hand stops the venomous sting from reaching nerves!

[@dindjarin2628]

I'm here from tiktok

[@TheMan-ks9lz]

It looks like kyogre

[@ramonreyes9723]

u played pokemon me too

[@inbasarahan407]

இந்திய பெருங்கடல் மீனவன் chennal பாத்துட்டு வந்தவங்க like ah போடுங்க

[@MrMakaveli2786]

TikTok sent me here

[@blessedstarkey4783]

I 💖🔵🌊🐉

[@lordlammi1562]

They look like they have one eye

[@AndrewGorden]

Who’s here from TikTok?

[@geralt69420]

Its a Nestrian its harmles

[@mrbattleground]

Modyi govt initiative in indya blue dragon renames Hindui blue janvar😂

[@darrenjackson795]

Tiktok brought me here

[@missleeogilvieraygaal]

Sword Fighter? Pah ha ha ha Wait your serious let me laugh even harder Pah ha ha ha ha ha

[@rhondawoodard4144]

I want to get a tattoo, they are beautiful

[@airiharuki4432]

Don’t they sting? Not %40 close to subscribing if you can’t explain everything about the Glaucus atlanticus, or at least the fact it stings..

[@marfiex7324]

its a pokémon

[@floridaman5000]

No way this is a real thing. This is Mandela Effect stuff. Also why is Winona Rider doing the voice overs.

[@igorhenrique3375]

Is it possible to create in aquarium?

[@samuellebot4390]

God hacked my spore save and just spawn my creation…

[@aaronmayer3947]

tell me that isn't a alien.

[@jackiesaintange7595]

So let say I saw on flying the around, what to do

[@Viho507]

💁🏿‍♂️Stop taking drugs

[@jackiesaintange7595]

Haha

[@GungKrisna12]

@@Viho507 maybe he played too much Genshin Impact

[@quorauser3225]

throw a poke ball at it

[@katienowlin1475]

It doesn't look real😳

[@rahilakhtar1065]

Person who are not from tiktok, like this...

[@lilyvilla8646]

Please! Ze Frank! Make a blue sea dragon video!!!

[@yue7507]

that's wind serpent ibushi as a baby

[@1.4142]

So little is known about neuston.

[@andfact]

Mam i use your video a small clip for making a fact video so please you don't give me copyright

[@atravers349]

Humans should avoid contact. While showing one on a bare hand! Smh!

[@jho2255]

Probably because it was in captivity and doesn't feed on venomous sea creatures any more.

[@jazzygbringdowntheveils1511]

Hmmmm

[@jakeer-y9g]

Chicken

[@Frazel246]

It is called a gloucus atlanticus

[@denishran6736]

I got one ,,,at Best Fiends ,,,😀

[@DONTlookiDoArt]

I'm 999 like :>

[@t-rexstudioproductions781]

All sea slugs are benthic and only live in ocean floors Glaucus atlanticus is literally a Real dragon

[@jazzygbringdowntheveils1511]

E

[@starosaeiseleymichalel.4811]

No

[@andy.bernard]

Play this at 1.25x speed

[@amac7706]

Whhhhisp

[@milkyway-ol7lx]

Look like sloths

[@rubbertoe1111]

You are here because of tik tok 🤣