Portuguese Man O’ War 🌊 The Floating Terror of the Ocean!

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The Portuguese Man O' War, also known as the "Bluebottle", is a marine animal that belongs to the hydrozoan family. Despite its resemblance to a jellyfish, it is actually a siphonophore, which means it is a colony of individual organisms that work together as a single unit. Its tentacles, which can grow up to 50 meters in length, are covered in venomous cells that can cause painful stings to humans and other animals. Despite being commonly found in tropical and subtropical waters around the world, the Portuguese Man O' War is a dangerous animal that should be avoided by swimmers and beach-goers.
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[The_BOTT]

and once again we are glad to bring you "cute sea animals that look harmless but are evil incarnate"

[bonniewakeman]

My mom and I stepped on the tentacles of one of these in the 1950’s, Jacksonville Beach, FL. It had washed up on the beach and people were gathered around looking at it. Their tentacles are long and invisible against the sand. We didn’t know we were stung until we got back to the house. My foot went numb first, then the numbness traveled up my leg until I couldn’t stand up. We called the coast guard and they put witch hazel on our legs until the pain subsided. After that, there were no other side effects.

[Johnno]

Otherwise known as 'Blue bottles' in Australia.
They're easy to find, just look for the screaming kids at the beach. 🇦🇺

[grimcrimz]

I'll never forget how that sting felt when I was 6, I never knew these Mano'wars and dead ones can still sting, as a kid got a bit curious and as I felt it, it was like touching live wire and I immediately collapsed from the shock.
Dad had to carry me back to camp to get treated.

[Tyrex_Productions]

Siphonophores are so cool! Even though man o wars are essentially evil ziploc bags

[littlebug-sx]

what I always remember is "colorfull creatures are usually dangerous." don't touch it if you didn't know what is it.

[DJ-svxf]

I'm very nearsighted. I once was chased by a small Portuguese Man of War on the Texas Gulf Coast - everywhere I went it followed. I eventually got to the beach, grabbed my glasses and noticed it nearby in the water. I was out of breath. Turned out to be a Planter's Peanut cellophane wrapper (clear and blue).

[mazder]

I love the juxtaposition of sea creatures, between this beautiful but deadly guy, and the horshoe crab appearing so dangerous but being so chill

[bonniekathleen]

I have always been fascinated by the beautiful Portuguese man of war. Thank you 🌊

[LightBender]

"When the plastic bags in the ocean start to evolve"

[NikkiBdraws]

Siphonophores are fascinating to me because they're colonies moving and acting as one creature. There's something kind of poetic in that.

[nekomancer]

I remember when I was young I was on a cruise ship and I think there was some movie about spies or something that I saw on the tv that had a villain that had a Portuguese man o war in a tank in their lair or whatever, and at one point the glass shattered and the man o war fell on the villain and absolutely fucked em up.

I was SO scared of the ocean after that for a long while, and that movie scene cemented the Portuguese man o war as one of the most terrifying creatures on earth to me

[pyotrberia]

I used to go swimming at a spot where you enter a shallow lagoon and then swim through a patch of tall sea grass into the deeper water. One day, the wind had been blowing portugese men o war all day onto the seagrass. I guess the bubble would eventually pop and sink because we saw no sign of them as we swam through sea grass with hundreds of stinging tentacles wrapped around them. That was in intense experience and a painful couple of days after that.

[gabrielex]

The guy thinking to avoid tentacles with sand deserves a Darwin award.

[pasbaf]

Fun fact: this animal is named after the ship 'man 'o war' because in the water it looks like a ahip floating.

[Moonymoon]

Im a 14 yo girl and last year I got stung by one of those. It was one of the most painful things I have ever experienced with it wrapping all around my legs to my torso and thinking about it makes me shiver😭

[Thats_so_Lizz]

When they say painful they mean it and my eight year old self got to experience just how painful it really was!

[NailToU]

Whoever was the guy who nicknamed that thing the "Portuguese Man o' War" deserves an award. Such a badass name... 🗿🍷

[THE_PLAYER_ZER]

I was stung by a small Man-O-War in Florida and it was one of the most painful things I've felt in my life. It is no joke! They are painful. If you get stung by a small one, go to the Life Guard and tell them you got stung. They likely have something to help treat it. Then go home and draw a warm bath (NOT cold).

Stay in there awhile to help get the rest of the venom out. Then dry off and let yourself rest.

If the pain doesn't go away within the next couple of days, probably go to the hospital and definitely have someone around to check on you just in case.