Blue dragons, Glaucus atlanticus, are part of a group of creatures known as nudibranchs or sea slugs. They also are known as blue sea slugs, blue angels, and sea swallows. There are a few similar ...

The blue dragon (Glaucus atlanticus) is a type of mollusk known as a nudibranch. Despite its impressive appearance, it rarely grows larger than three centimeters long. It can be found drifting on ...

Many species of nudibranch have the ability to steal venom from their prey. Glaucus atlanticus, the species Yanta appeared to have found, is known to eat Portuguese man o' war—a type of ...

The Glaucus atlanticus sea slug, or blue dragon, feeds on toxins from much larger species. Taro Taylor / Getty Images This tiny creature has gotten a fair bit of attention lately because of one ...

The blue dragon belongs to a Glaucus atlanticus species. Julian Obayd catches a blue dragon in Stradbroke, Australia in undated footage. The blue dragon belongs to a Glaucus atlanticus species.

Yanta didn’t know it at the time, but they had encountered the venomous Glaucus atlanticus, also known as the “blue dragon.” “We’ve seen plenty of jellyfish like the Portuguese man-of ...

"Recently, our community has marveled at the sighting of a rare blue dragon, scientifically known as Glaucus atlanticus, along our coastline," a release from the county states. "While these ...

Venomous creatures were spotted washing up on the beaches of the Outer Banks in North Carolina, and the National Park Service sent out a warning about the punch these slugs pack. The Cape Hatteras ...