RC115+Glaucus+Atlanticus

Glaucus Atlanticus
10 Fake Facts, 2 Fake Pictures

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The Glaucus Atlanticus can be cannibals, if given the opportunity, and produces a more deadly sting than the Man O’ War, which is its prey. The Glaucus can consume the Man O’ War whole, and stores most of its veno m for its own use. This creature is up to 5 centimeters long, and floats upside down ====== thanks to the fact that it swallows an air bubble, and keeps it in its stomach. The Atlanticus stores poison in its 87 cerata, and uses its poison to fend off predators. The underbelly of the Glaucus is grey, and has hard barrier like disks under its skin also help protect it from poisonous stings.This amazing animals is in a group of sea slugs known as nudibranchs,and it swallows its preys stinging cells, which are known as nematocysts. The poison is stored in sacs called cnidosacs, and its radula has serrated teeth on its blades. The Glaucus lays eggs on driftwood, or the skeletons of its victims, and lays the eggs in these places, because the young need to develop more, and get better lungs. The Atlanticus has a longer tail than the Glaucilla Marginata, the only other Glaucus that is known, as of now. You can find the Glaucus in numerous oceans. It lays its eggs in strings, and a string typically has 36-96 eggs. The rate at which they are laid is 4-6 eggs per hours. It lays a total 3300-8900 eggs per day. Its counterpart, the Glaucilla Marginata, has less cerata than the Atlanticus. It has been known to use stingers of its victims as protection against bad currents, and can be found in the Arctic Sea, just is very rare. Even though the Glaucus Atlanticus is small,it has more than one form of self defense. It is very unique because when its air bubbles collapses, so does the creature. The Glaucus, although having a larger tail than the Marginata, is smaller overall.

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The Glaucus Atlanticus is found in temperate and tropical waters.Also, a human picking up the sea slug may receive a very painful sting, because it stores its venom inside its body.This creature c annot be kept or bred ======  because it will die quickly due to its unique diet. Floating helps it avoid swimming and flying predators. The Gl aucus goes wherever the curre nts of the wind take it Releases protective mucus to protect it from Portuguese Man O’ War stings. Unlike most aeolids, its sting can be felt by human. <range type="comment" id="480889230_10">It can fly up to 1 mm when in danger</range id="480889230_10">. Its lays blue eggs, and is very intelligent, rivaling that of dolphins. Surprisingly, <range type="comment" id="480889230_11">it c an breathe a mist to distract a predator if it feels one</range id="480889230_11"> coming. This may be true, but still some pelagic fish eat it.

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<range type="comment" id="480889230_4">1. What happens to the Glaucus once it leaves water? (video&fact)</range id="480889230_4">

2. <range type="comment" id="480889230_5">What colors are the Glaucus? (mainly)(video</range id="480889230_5">)

<range type="comment" id="480889230_6">3. How many Glaucus Atlanticus did he find, and how dense were they?(video)</range id="480889230_6">

4.<range type="comment" id="480889230_7"> Where did he find the Glaucus, and why would they be there?(video&fact)</range id="480889230_7">

5.<range type="comment" id="480889230_8"> Why did he not put the Glaucus too close to each other? (video&fact)</range id="480889230_8">

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