Villaricos Beaches Close Due To Toxic Blue Dragon Slug

FOLLOWING  a caller trend, respective Villaricos person been closed owed to nan beingness of 1 unassuming creature: nan bluish dragon oversea slug, aliases Glaucus atlanticus. These vibrant animals person been stirring up problem each on nan Mediterranean coast, and moreover successful places for illustration Mallorca wherever they person not been spotted for hundreds of years … and now, they person made their expansive quality connected nan Costa de Almeria.

Beginning connected Monday, September 1, and until further notice, swimming is prohibited connected a number of beaches successful Villaricos, aliases Cuevas de Almanzora; namely, Cala Siret, Playazo de Villaricos, and Cala Verde. At these beaches, nan reddish emblem will beryllium flying. The remainder of beaches astatine Cuevas de Almanzora will beryllium flying nan yellowish precautionary flags owed to nan consequence of nan animal’s presence. Authorities are besides urging beachgoers to telephone 112 if 1 is spotted.

A agleam bluish colour, nan oversea slugs only measurement astir 2 aliases 3 centimetres. Swimmers should debar beingness interaction pinch them, arsenic nan number of venomous animals they eat make them toxic to nan touch, and they could origin terrible irritation aliases moreover symptom upon contact.

Though it’s not communal successful nan Mediterranean, marine biologists judge nan rising oversea temperatures person pushed it person to shores successful Spain, causing nan animal’s resurgence and beingness connected a number of Spanish coasts.