25M views · 112K reactions | Found in the far depths of the Eastern Pacific ocean, this rarely-seen jellyfish was first recorded in 1909. | National Geographic | Facebook

A short shaky video of one of the many Glaucus Atlanticus (aka sea swallows or sea dragons) seen on Fish Hoek Beach on Monday 16 November 2020 | Fish Hoek Beach

The blue dragon, known as Glaucus atlanticus, is a sea slug that defends itself by converting its prey's venom into its own weapon. Measuring just about an inch, it floats atop the ocean where its silvery-blue color camouflages it from both above and below. Its primary meal is the Portuguese man owar, a creature with potent venomous tentacles. The blue dragon is immune to this venom and stores the stinging cells on its feather-like appendages, giving it a sting even more painful than that of its