BUXTON, N.C. – Venomous sea slugs have been spotted along North Carolina’s Outer Banks.Known as blue sea dragons, these slugs live in the ocean and occasionally get washed ashore by strong winds.

The blue sea dragon’s favorite meal is the Portuguese man o’ war, and because their meals consist of a venomous jellyfish, they are able to store and use that venom as their own form of defense.

The sea slugs are only an inch long, but their primary food source is the highly venomous jellyfish species called the Portuguese man o' war. This means the blue sea dragons can inflict a sting ...

The blue sea dragon, a type of venomous sea slug that lives in the open ocean, has recently been spotted at Cape Hatteras National Seashore, likely stranded following strong winds at sea, ...

Per Cape Hatteras officials the Blue Sea Dragon (Glaucus atlanticus) has been spotted washing up on the Outer Banks. The venomous sea slug lives in the open ocean and occasionally gets stranded on ...

BUXTON, N.C. – Venomous sea slugs have been spotted along North Carolina’s Outer Banks.Known as blue sea dragons, these slugs live in the ocean and occasionally get washed ashore by strong winds.

BUXTON, N.C. (WAVY) — Venomous sea slugs have been spotted on the Outer Banks, according to Cape Hatteras National Seashore. Known as blue sea dragons, these slugs live in the ocean and ...