Glaucus eating Porpita in Hawaii

August 17, 2006
From: Anna-Christina Amason

My mom and I found it (actually, it found us) in the waves at Hapuna beach (on the Kohala coast) last Wednesday, alive and well, and returned it as soon as we photographed it. It was the most amazing creature, very silver and blue. At first we thought it was someone's small plastic toy, but quickly realized it was a real creature. There were quite a few Porpita porpita, all different sizes, out that day and we also saw a tiny Man Of War float, nothing else was left.

Locality: Hapuna Beach, Hawaii, 1 meter, Hawaii, USA, Pacific, 8 August 2006, beautiful, clear water. Length: 1 cm. Photographer: Anna-Christina Amason .

I thought you might want to know, not many people have reported seeing them in the Hawaiian islands, especially Hawaii.

Anna-Christina Amason (11)

susan@tibcomm.com

Amason, A., 2006 (Aug 17) Glaucus eating Porpita in Hawaii . [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/17476

Dear Anna-Christina,
Thanks for this record of Glaucus.

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2006 (Aug 17). Comment on Glaucus eating Porpita in Hawaii by Anna-Christina Amason. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/17476

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