Glaucus atlanticus (blue sea slug)
These little guys are pretty awesome. They live in temperate and tropical waters, staying afloat by swallowing air and keeping it in their stomachs. They eat the venomous Portuguese Man o’ War jellyfish and keep its stings for their own defence. And they look like cycloptic alien dragons. What’s not to love?
(Photos and info from Wikipedia, the Natural History Museum and Animals Talking in All Caps.)
one of the most amazing creatures I have ever seen
IT’S EXACTLY LIKE A MINI FUCKING DRAGON OH MY GOD I WILL NOT REST UNTIL IT IS MINE.
they eat those horrible little portugese man o war jellyfish who’ve ruined so many days at the beach for me? these guys are my heroes.
(Source: coattailsofdoom, via shannonsayys)