Real animal that should NOT exist: the blue dragon mollusk

So I see this on the interwebs, and my brain says, “Ah, here we have James Cameron, busy at work on AVATAR 2: BLUE MONKEYS VERSUS HUMANS AGAIN, BECAUSE I WANT ANOTHER BILLION DOLLARS.”

But no, this is a real animal here on Earth instead of whatever that Avatar planet is named, though I believe this blue dragon would be something the blue monkeys ride if they’re traveling by sea. Also, it probably eats unobtanium for breakfast, because blue dragon mollusks munch up deadly poisons from prey and recycle that stuff with a shrug. Can you do that, Mr. Top of the Food Chain? I DON’T THINK SO.

Here’s a photo:

blue dragon, most awesome mollusk ever

Have you ever seen this animal before? Me, neither, because it just arrived in a space ship from the water planet Xenu.

And before we get to video proof that this isn’t some PhotoShop job, or some kind of sasquatch prank by college kids who got all Dr. Frankenstein with two oysters and a bunch of model paint, here’s the Wikipedia page on blue dragons, which boffins (scientists) call “glaucus atlanticus” for some boring reason involving science and such.

HOWEVER: Some people call these “blue dragon sea slugs.” Even if they are related to sea slugs — say, sea slugs are their ugly uncle — it’s wrong to call these beautiful little guys “slugs.” No. They’re 5.92 bazillion times cooler than boring gray slugs, which don’t ingest deadly toxins for breakfast and can instead be killed by plain old table salt. No self-respecting thing can stroll into a super-hero bar and say, “Hey, my super power is, like, crawling all over plants to get my slime on them, but my super-weakness, uh, is, you know, table salt.”

The blue dragon mollusk, now, can float into that same bar looking awesome and not have to say a word, because if you disrespect it, say hello to a little free dose of deadly toxic whatever.

You have questions, random peoples of the Series of Tubes, and do I have random answers? Maaaybe.

Question: Where can I buy a blue dragon mollusk?

Answer: At the blue dragon mollusk store. No, I am kidding. These are not pets. These are aliens from the planet Xenu, and if you try to keep them as pets, their buddies show up in a wicked spaceship and zoom off to find more venomous things to eat for breakfast.

Question: Does the blue dragon mollusk really eat deadly venomous animals?

Answer: Yes. They eat stuff like the man-of-war, which is only found in the ocean, and not pet stores, making it even harder for people to feed their kidnapped blue dragon mollusk they’re trying to keep as a pet. Though I think the plural should be “men-of-war” or “men without hats,” who are only found in Australia. I also believe they eat peppers, like the ghost pepper, in their salsa. Sour cream and guacamole is too nancypants for them.

Question: What other insane animals don’t I know about?

Answer: These things.

This is a real animal, not an extra from a bad horror movie.

This is a real animal, an aye-aye, not an extra from a bad horror movie.

Dumbo octopus

The dumbo octopus, also a real animal that I did not make up. He’s buddies with the blue dragon mollusk, but not the honey badger, who he believes is a bit too aggro.

On to the footage: blue dragons in the wild.

More blue dragon footage, because I’m still not convinced.

OK, I’m convinced, and want some for pets, as long as they don’t evolve into those giant VW-sized facehugger things from PROMETHEUS.

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Guy - Photo by Suhyoon Cho

Guy – Photo by Suhyoon Cho

Reformed journalist. Scribbler of speeches and whatnot. Wrote a thriller that was a finalist for some award.

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24 Responses to Real animal that should NOT exist: the blue dragon mollusk

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  6. Stephanie

    The blue sea slug is awesome and so pretty

  7. Genospamoni

    Dude that guy that wrote about this blue dragon was funny and I want to follow more of his posts where do I find him

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  9. megan

    can the blue drangon leave side effects and or can it kill a human if stuing by on???

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  11. You’ve expanded my horizons, sir.

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  14. Wow. Wow. Wow. These are stunning, I can’t stop staring at them. It’s like congealed acrylic paint. Thank you for sharing.

  15. Now why didn’t my bio professors in college teach me about them? Then again maybe I’m too old and they weren’t found by science yet? That’s probably the reason.

    Truly awesome. And I think the Aye Aye is so ugly it’s cute. Now I’d want one of those. It’s like a cross between a bat and the chupacabra but then tossed in the dryer on high for a while and miniaturized. Cute little bugger :)

  16. All blue dragons are beautiful! But those blue sea dragons are really kinda awesome!! :D

  17. how cool to see you post this. I posted a picture of them yesterday on my blog. strange, beautiful creatures, aren’t they?

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