Tiny, beautiful, and dangerous blue dragon sea slugs are washing ashore on Texas beaches. The words “blue dragon” and “sea slug” do not seem to go together. The image of a dragon, of any color, and a slug just do … Continue reading
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Alaric Bond was kind enough to pass along an article from the Eastbourne Herald titled, Killer ‘jellyfish’ which can grow to 160ft long are washing up on Britain’s beaches. While more common in tropical waters, Portuguese man o’ wars have … Continue reading
The words “blue dragon” and “sea slug” do not seem to go together. The image of a dragon, of any color, and a slug just do not seem to overlap. Nevertheless, the sea slug glaucus atlanticus known as the blue … Continue reading
I have a definite love-hate relationship with Portuguese Man o’ War. They are beautiful, delicate, exotic and extremely painful. I still remember being stung twice as a child over a half century ago. What I only came to understand recently … Continue reading
In August, Diana Nyard attempted to become the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida without the aid of a shark cage. She gave up that attempt after 29 hours of swimming when adverse winds blew her off course. … Continue reading