Colony of zooids by cfulton
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Description
The Portuguese Man o' War (Physalia physalis), also known as the Portuguese man-of-war, man-of-war, or bluebottle, is a jelly-like marine invertebrate of the family Physaliidae. The name "man-of-war" is borrowed from the man-of-war, a 16th century English armed sailing ship.
Despite its outward appearance, the Man o' War is not a true jellyfish but a siphonophore, which differ from jellyfish in that they are not actually a single creature, but a colonial organism made up of many minute individuals called zooids. Each of these zooids is highly-specialized and, although structurally similar to other solitary animals, are attached to each other and physiologically integrated to the extent that they are incapable of independent survival.
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Taken in a tidal pool near Kalk Bay, South Africa.
Ouch!
Clive
Comments (20)
flora-crassella
what a cool "animal"! GREAT photo!!!!
blinkings
Pretty but nasty...in a cool way!
dcarvell
Beautiful capture!
Crabbycabby
Fascinating.
durleybeachbum
Gosh, Clive! You do live rather dangerously! What a beautiful thing!
auntietk
Wow!! I had no idea it was a collection of critters. Excellent photograph, and the information was fascinating!
dayna2
Fantastic info and photo thanks for showing me something I have never seen before preety blue coloring.
awjay
and the maker of sore feet
MrsRatbag
Oh, so pretty! Wonderful capture!
Hamsham
This is an interesting capture. I love the information about these jelly-like marine invertebrate as there is nothing like visual and mind stimulation at the same time. Great job
Faemike55
Wonderful capture great information
kgb224
Outstanding capture Clive.
bmac62
Welcome to the Collective...resistance is futile:) Well done Clive.
subcultura
interesting picture and mucho fascinating to learn about it ... thank you!
jayfar
A very beautiful capture Clive.
Sea_Dog
Amazing shot! Well done. Very interesting information, too.
Blush
Great capture Thanks for the info as well It is rather pretty Hugs Susan~
danapommet
Fantastic capture and clarity. We see these, washed up on the beach and dried out from the sun. Have not seen one like this. Amazing info also. Dana
praep
Unusual creature.
debbielove
Ooooooooooooh! VERY cool shot in very clear water.. Amazingly taken Clive! Rob