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Found washed up on a beach in Bermuda.
It resembles a jellyfish but is, in fact, a siphonophore. It is a colonial organism, being made up of smaller units called zooids.
It is a carnivore and uses its tentacles to trap and paralyse its prey. The venom in the tentacles can cause severe, painful stings for humans. Even beached specimens can sting for some considerable time after death.
Packery Channel Jetty South, Padre Island at Corpus Christi, Nueces County Texas
Portugiesische Galeere (Physalia physalis)
(c) Dorothea Bellmer
Portugiesische Galeere (Physalia physalis)
(c) Andreas Klaja
Portugiesische Galeere (Physalia physalis)
(c) Andreas Klaja
Portugiesische Galeere (Physalia physalis)
(c) Andreas Klaja
Portuguese Man O' War (Physalia physalis) at John D. MacArthur Beach State Park, Florida.
Portuguese man o' war (Physalia physalis), also known as the man-of-war or bluebottle. While superficially resembling a jellyfish, it is made up of many smaller units that hang in clusters from under a large, gas-filled structure. Man o' war are carnivorous and use venomous tentacles to trap and paralyze. Seen in the watery mote surrounding Fort Jefferson at Dry Tortugas National Park, Florida
I was literally listening to the Eagles "Tequila Sunrise" when I drove up on the beach.
Vu cette méduse bleue à Gold Coast Australie .. Elle est très urticante . J'ai d'abord cru à un sac plastique ..
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Seen this blue jellyfish at Gold Coast Australia .. It is very stinging. I first thought it was a plastic bag ..
New Zealand
Portugiesische Galeere (Physalia physalis)
(c) Thomas Reinhardt
South Africa
