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(CNN) - There are dragons in this place, literally.
Visitors to Father Island National Seashore, Texas, are discovering blue dragons during their visits, and while they may not be the fire-breathing flying creatures, as the name may suggest, it is still "a rare find," the park said.
Hunter Lane, a 7-year-old boy from Mesa, Arizona, found four dragons in a few minutes, on May 2, while on vacation with his parents. Her father Trey Lane told CNN that he has been on a vacation near the sea for 30 years, and has never seen one.
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"Hunter loves sea creatures and thought he had found a blue button jellyfish," said Trey. "After they picked it up, he proclaimed that he had discovered a new species!"
Blue dragons, or glaucus atlanticus, are small sea slugs, usually only 3 centimeters long. They can be found in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans, according to the non-profit conservation organization Oceana.
Even though creatures are not as big as dragons, they do have a big impact. Blue dragons eat certain species that resemble large jellyfish, and store sting cells for their prey for future use. In this way, when humans touch these tiny slugs, it can release the stinging cells and create a sting that can hurt a lot.
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"So if you see a dragon in the park, be amazed as it is a rare find, but also keep your distance!" He warns in the national park.
Recently, many visitors have seen the dragons, Jamie Kennedy, a park spokeswoman, told CNN. She said the increase could be the result of a group of them approaching the shore. However, in his two years of working in the park, Kennedy said he had never heard of any until now.
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