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)
what a cool "animal"! GREAT photo!!!!
Pretty but nasty...in a cool way!
Beautiful capture!
Fascinating.
Gosh, Clive! You do live rather dangerously! What a beautiful thing!
Wow!! I had no idea it was a collection of critters. Excellent photograph, and the information was fascinating!
Fantastic info and photo thanks for showing me something I have never seen before preety blue coloring.
and the maker of sore feet
Oh, so pretty! Wonderful capture!
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
Wonderful capture great information
Outstanding capture Clive.
Welcome to the Collective...resistance is futile:) Well done Clive.
interesting picture and mucho fascinating to learn about it ... thank you!
A very beautiful capture Clive.
Amazing shot! Well done. Very interesting information, too.
Great capture Thanks for the info as well It is rather pretty Hugs Susan~
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
Unusual creature.
Ooooooooooooh! VERY cool shot in very clear water.. Amazingly taken Clive! Rob