These things are everywhere on Australian beaches in summer!!! They hurt so bad :(
We call them bluebottles, but I’ve heard them been called “Portuguese man o war” too. People like to hide them in the sand and have unsuspecting beach goers step on their tentacles... ugh
Voidhermes on July 8th, 2018 at 12:44 UTC »
Fun fact : the mohawk acts as a sail to help the jellyfish Siphonophora move around!
Edit: as others pointed out, it's not a jellyfish https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siphonophorae
falconbiscuit on July 8th, 2018 at 12:57 UTC »
These things are everywhere on Australian beaches in summer!!! They hurt so bad :(
We call them bluebottles, but I’ve heard them been called “Portuguese man o war” too. People like to hide them in the sand and have unsuspecting beach goers step on their tentacles... ugh
Trailmagic on July 8th, 2018 at 13:22 UTC »
Check out these badass sea slugs that prey on Portuguese man o' war.
They also reuse the venom from their pretty for their own defense.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glaucus_atlanticus