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The Portuguese man o' war (Physalia physalis), also known as the man-of-war [6] or bluebottle, [7] is a marine hydrozoan found in the Atlantic Ocean and the Indian Ocean.It is considered to be the same species as the Pacific man o' war or bluebottle, which is found mainly in the Pacific Ocean. [8]
Portuguese Man O’War are often mistaken as jellyfish but they are actually a close cousin
Known as the Portuguese Man O' War, these large, By Accuweather Winds and the Gulf Stream current are the likely catalysts behind strange jellyfishlike creatures, Man O' War, popping up on East ...
In this Feb. 20, 2003 file photo, Portuguese man-of-war were plentiful on Fort Lauderdale Beach. The long, dangling tentacles with powerful stinging cells are not visible as they are on the bottom ...
The fish is known to live within the dangerous tentacles of the Portuguese man-o'-war. Rather than using mucus to prevent nematocysts from firing, as is seen in some of the clownfish sheltering among sea anemones, the fish appears to use highly agile swimming to physically avoid tentacles. [4] [5]
The Portuguese Man o' War is a floating hydrozoan with retractile tentacles which may be several metres long, and which produce extremely painful stings. Cone shells house molluscs which use a venomous harpoon to kill their prey.
Flags at some RI beaches will be flying purple, warning swimmers of dangerous marine life.
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