(CNN) On a beach vacation, a venomous sea slug probably isn't high on your must-see list. While strolling along the beach, Yanta and his wife, Anna, spotted a tiny blue and white creature no longer than an inch clinging to a rock. 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-war, but never this animal," Yanta said. The Portuguese man-of-war is a siphonophore, a species closely related to jellyfish, according to the National Ocean ServiceRead More

Source: CNN April 09, 2022 03:00 UTC