Get in-depth coverage of news, reviews and conversations about Texas barbecue. It's basically Christmas every day for barbecue-lovers.

The list of creatures one ought not touch in Texas is quite long, and among the most outlandish entries is Glaucus atlanticus. The small sea creature, which grows to about an inch long and looks like a cross between the Pokémon Gyarados and the blue liquid used in a sanitary pad commercial, is in fact a member of the nudibranch order. Nudibranches are soft-bodied, hermaphroditic gastropods commonly known as sea slugs. The bright blue Glaucus, which gets called everything from blue dragon to sea swallow, lives on the surface of the ocean, moved around by wind and currents, embodying a go-with-the-flow ethos we’d all do well to incorporate more into our own lives. For this reason, they have a tendency to wash up along Texas…

The post Definitely Don’t Touch the “Blue Sea Dragons” Washing Up on Texas Beaches appeared first on Texas Monthly.

Thank you for reading!