The inhabitants of the United States have encountered creatures, insects and unusual events in recent months, such as the alert of sightings of the dangerous “killer” hornets and a snake that ‘rang’ a house bell. However, the event that attracted the most attention was the discovery of strange blue dragons in the water, which was described by the Padre Island National Seashore Park, in Texas, as “a rare find” and possibly dangerous.
According to Padre Island National Seashore, blue dragons, or glaucus atlanticus, are a species of sea slugs, which can attack humans, and their sting can be more painful than that of a jellyfish.
What are the blue dragons that are appearing off the Texas coast?
The dragons seen on the coast are small sea slugs and belong to the species glaucus atlanticus, and although they are only around 3 centimeters tall, their strange presence in Texas does represent an alert for the authorities, since according to Jamie Kennedy, a spokeswoman for the park , “none had been seen so far“, said to CNN.
Blue dragons are predators of jellyfish, and by eating them they can store the stinging cells to use them as defense, so when they are touched by predators or by humans, the dragons “sting” very painfully.
“Blue dragons are very small, usually only 3 centimeters, but don’t let their size fool you, they have a defense worthy of the dragon name. So if you see a dragon in the park, be amazed as it is a rare find, but also keep your distance! ”Warns the national park.
Kennedy told the CNN that the increase in sightings of that species could be the result of a group of dragons approaching the shore.
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