Animals are not many people recognized that slugs blue ocean (blue ocean slug) in scientific language is called Glaucus atlanticus animals. This being classified in order Nudibrachia (not shelled sea snails). The shape of an animal's body is very unique, the average size of these animals ranged between 5-8 cm. Sometimes when seen only briefly, this animal is more akin to six-legged lizards. There are some people also never considered these insect marine animals there are also said larval stage of one of the species of sharks.
These unique animals can be found in warm waters around the world, especially in the waters around Europe and southern Africa. The interesting thing about this animal is on the abdomen there is a kind of bubble that helped float and hover in the ocean. Because the expertise that these animals classified in the genus Glaucus (taken from the name of the sea god in Greek mythology story forced to oscillate forever live in the sea). Until now this animal is still a matter of controversy about how he can move, whether due to drift or sea water running ability.
Color is very striking ocean snail, right at the light blue belly while on the back of a silver colored dark gray. The color of this animal is not a coincidence, belly color resembling the color of the light of the sun from above sea level when viewed from below, while when seen from above color like Blue Ocean. The color makes this animal is difficult to see from a distance and color is what helps protect it from predators that rely on vision to find prey such as sea birds. How to survive the use of color is called Counter shading.
Ocean snail eating behavior is very interesting, the food Snails blue ocean / Glaucus atlanticus are carnivores that live by eating animals Hydrozoa (jellyfish and its relatives) are toxic. In fact, it is rumored Glaucus atlanticus been consuming Portuguese warship called the Portuguese man-o-war. At that time Glaucus atlanticus rumored to have long tentacles 13 m. to help him eat, Glaucus atlanticus wearing some kind of small teeth which help hold and then tear the prey's body parts. In addition, Glaucus atlanticus are known to have an attitude of cannibalism.
Glaucus atlanticus not only immune to the poison of prey animals. Glaucus atlanticus also known to absorb toxins from the animal that eats it and then store it in limb cerate that looks like fingers. Toxins are stored is then used as a tool for self-defense so Glaucus atlanticus can be toxic to absorb toxins from other animals. Because it can hoard toxins absorbed from the prey, Glaucus atlanticus could have a higher toxicity of predator-prey he had eaten.
Glaucus atlanticus is Hermaphroditic (hermaphrodite). When Glaucus atlanticus mating, he will stick to each other and then do copulation stomach. After mating, the mating pair will produce their own eggs. The eggs are released Glaucus atlanticus wrapped sort of slimy layer that helps protect and glue each other eggs. The eggs are usually released for granted that float freely in the water. Glaucus atlanticus will put its eggs in the body of the prey pieces torn off so that the eggs will hatch and immediately obtain the appropriate food sources.