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| Title | Blue dragon-glaucus atlanticus |
| License | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/ |
| Rating | 5 |
| Vetted | Trusted |
| Description | Also known as Sea Swallow, Blue Glaucus, Blue Sea Slug, Blue Ocean Slug and Lizard Nudibranch. Washed ashore at Bronte Beach, Sydney, NSW. Diet: Bluebottle (physalia physalis) Speciality: Stores stinging nematocysts from the bluebottle within its own tissues, which is additional protection from predation Discovered: 1777, Forster |
| Original URL | https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8231/8599051974_ba27d12b7b_o.jpg |
| photographer | Sylke Rohrlach |
| provider | Flickr: EOL Images |
