WTVD

NC beachgoers warned to avoid venomous sea slugs

BUXTON, N.C. (WTVD) -- The Cape Hatteras National Seashore is warning beachgoers about the venomous sea slug, which looks like a small dragon, that has been spotted on the Outer Banks. The venom of ...
New York Post

Mysterious glowing sea slug discovered that eats like Venus fly trap: scientists

They had to sea it to believe it. Researchers near California waters found an elusive, deep sea “mystery” mollusk that operates as a Venus fly trap far below depth. The creature is also spectacularly ...
Smithsonian Magazine

These Sea Slugs Can ‘Eat’ Sunlight—but They’re No Astrophage. Here’s How the ‘Project Hail Mary’ Antagonist Has a Real-Life Analogue in Earth’s Oceans

Like Astrophage, the solar-radiation-eating microbes in Andy Weir’s novel Project Hail Mary, some sea slugs can derive energy from sunlight. Niamh Ordner Like Astrophage, the solar-radiation-eating ...
WITN

Poisonous Blue Sea Dragon spotted on North Carolina coast

MANTEO, N.C. (WITN) - The Cape Hatteras National Seashore says a venomous sea slug that looks like a small dragon is being spotted along the North Carolina coast. National Seashore officials say Blue ...
Corpus Christi Caller-Times

Blue dragons are among most striking sea creatures that wash ashore

This week’s beachcombing brought an unforgettable sight along our Texas shoreline: blue dragons. While walking a short stretch of beach, I counted nearly 20 of these tiny, electric-blue sea slugs ...