Last week, images of a tiny sea creature washed up on the shores of Queensland, Australia quite surprised bathers in the area. This animal looks like a dragon that he could see coming out of a fantasy world.
While there have been plenty of imaginary creatures invented by mythology over the years, one of these beings real life could see was the Blue dragon or Atanticus glaucus, as it is officially called.
The bizarre appearance of the blue dragon is just the beginning. It has a tiny body that barely reaches a maximum of an inch and a half in length, it feeds on animals such as the Portuguese Caravel, which is not only much larger but is extremely poisonous.
The blue dragon is not banished by the Portuguese Caravel, the blue dragon simply eats them.
This magnificent creature may have the "Little Man" syndrome - while extremely small on the inside, it thinks like a huge dragon.
While some of the nematocysts digest, the blue dragon saves the more poisonous cells for later, concentrating and storing the toxin in its foreign, finger-like appendages.
Blue dragons are almost never seen by humans, so the sighting of this ferocious little mollusk gave Queensland beach a rare treat for them to appreciate.
You can learn more about this fascinating sea slug epic of wildlife on YouTube:
