Man o' War

This Portuguese man o' war floated by our canoe in the Florida Keys. My group of friends and I had never seen one before and we have not encountered one since. This is the only one we have come across in four years of fishing there! But I do love how the reflection of the sky on the rough water mixes with the yellow/brown sea grass underneath. It makes an interesting photograph.

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Ferdy Christant

Lion

That must have been a memorable spotting indeed, and the colors are really great. Promoted! Posted 11 years ago
1. travismorhardt
  
  Lion
  
  Haha, yes. We actually got much closer to it before we realized what it was. When my friend stated he thought it was a man o' war, I said let's get away from it as it was floating right by our boat! Posted 11 years ago

The Portuguese Man O' War

The Portuguese man o' war, also known as the man-of-war, is a marine hydrozoan found in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is one of two species in the genus "Physalia", along with the Pacific man o' war, "Physalia utriculus". Its long tentacles deliver a painful sting, which is venomous and powerful enough to kill fish and even humans.

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Similar species: Siphonophorae

Species identified by travismorhardt