Zihuatanejo-Ixtapa Message Board - Blue Dragons https://www.zihuatanejo.net/tablero/ Information for visitors and locals about Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa, Troncones, Barra de Potosí and the surrounding region of the Costa Grande in Guerrero, Mexico en Blue Dragons (reply) Glaucus atlanticus.
A mollusk, specifically, a sea slug.
It does not have its own natural toxin but stores the nematocyst of the man o' war after eating them. So just as toxic.

]]> https://www.zihuatanejo.net/tablero/index.php?id=165050 https://www.zihuatanejo.net/tablero/index.php?id=165050 Tue, 28 Feb 2023 06:12:08 +0000 Yandosan Blue Dragons So this creature has been washing ashore for a couple of days here in Ixtapa. It has the same toxin as the Man-O-War jelly fish. It might be a good time to wear foot protection on the beach and not swim. From what I have been told they have never been seen here.

More info: https://www.oneearth.org/species-of-the-week-blue-dragon/

]]> https://www.zihuatanejo.net/tablero/index.php?id=165049 https://www.zihuatanejo.net/tablero/index.php?id=165049 Tue, 28 Feb 2023 05:09:21 +0000 midalake