Showing posts with label Jellyfish. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jellyfish. Show all posts

Thursday, 9 September 2010

Portuguese Man o'War


One of the most dangerous jellyfish on a beach south of
Tulum (Quintana Roo), Mexico
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The common name comes from a portuguese war ship type of the 15th and 16th century, the caravel, which had triangular sails similar in outline to the bladder of this creature.