Talk:Glaucus atlanticus

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Shriveling

"4cm long when alive" -- Why make the distinction? Do they get longer when they die? I'm removing the qualifier.

maybe they shrivel? I don't know. Orcahuman (talk) 18:35, 4 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

They are pelagic. Most users will encounter them washed up on the shoreline, not in a pristine state. Qualification was probably useful. Shoka, not logged in.

Also, a lot of slugs do shrink when they are preserved, if a relaxing agent was not used before preservation. Invertzoo (talk) 01:17, 20 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Glaucilla confusion

I just rewrote the intro to clear up confusion regarding Glaucilla marginata. Let me know if I've gotten anything wrong. AstarothCY (talk) 13:26, 11 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Importance

I changed the importance to high, because this article is surprisingly often consulted. Invertzoo (talk) 13:20, 13 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Foot?

"It has dark blue stripes along the edge of its foot." Does whatever it has qualify as a foot? - Anton Nordenfur (talk) 00:04, 3 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Apparantly the dorsal side is classified as its foot. I have to read up on slugs. - Anton Nordenfur (talk) 00:24, 3 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, all gastropods have a foot. Invertzoo (talk) 01:18, 20 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

"True Story?"

Every photo of this on the internet looks horribly fake. Are these real, and if so, can we get something less photoshopped looking? 65.27.134.29 (talk) 01:57, 4 March 2012 (UTC)Ubiquitousnewt[reply]

Yes, they are real. Unfortunately, I don't have any photos to give, but I can tell you they're real because I've seen them with my own eyes. :] — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.185.161.28 (talk) 12:27, 26 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

toxic/poisonous

Some clearer information re their danger to humans if any would be good --— ⦿⨦⨀Tumadoireacht ^Talk/_Stalk 00:26, 28 February 2013 (UTC) Or, if they bite or not... MeeLee ^Talk/_{— Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.166.176.82 (talk) 03:12, 17 March 2013 (UTC)}[reply]

They definitely do not bite; the mouth and radula are both far too small to make a dent on human skin. However, these sea slugs can deliver a very painful sting. I just now tried to add a couple of sentences to the intro explaining a little bit more, and linking to the appropriate section of the Portuguese man o' war article which really does talk about the venom. Invertzoo (talk) 01:41, 20 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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