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nemfrog · 11 months

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Plate XIV. Portuguese man o’war. Discovery reports. 1962.

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#man o' war #jellyfish #underwater #aquatic life #marine biology #grid #black background #nemfrog #1962 #1960s

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nonameidentified · 5 months

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Why must pretty things kill me?

My current "pretty but painful" fixation is the blue sea dragon. I mean, just look at it.

Just look at that brilliant blue hue.

The blue sea dragon (glaucus atlanticus) is a sea slug found in tropical and sub tropical waters. They float upside down in the ocean, and that's also the reason for their bright blue colour. It is so that they can blend in with the blue of the ocean.

But my favorite thing about these creatures is the fact they are absolutely tiny. They only grow to be 3 cm. They are tiny little guys. (つ≧▽≦)つ

If they are just cute little guys, then what makes them so dangerous? Well, it's their prey. They feed on the portuguese man o' war (that's is a ridiculous name). The man o' war are like jellyfish without actually being a jellyfish (taxonomy is weird). The only thing notable about them here is that they have venomous nematocysts capable of delivering stings painful enough to kill fish and occasionally humans too.

Which, since the blue sea dragons eat them, gives them access to these stinging cells, which they store in their own tissues as a defense against predators.

Because these slugs concentrate the venom, they are capable of producing a more painful and deadly sting than their prey. Which shatters my dreams of petting them because I will die a miserable death.

#biology #why must pretty things want to kill me?#you are what you eat #literally this time #blue glaucus #sea swallow #blue sea dragon #blue sea slug #this thing has a lot of names #man o' war #ocean creatures #what's with me and poison (well venom) ?#ecology #fish #fishes #marine biology #marine life

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porterdavis · 2 months

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Man O' War raced before starting gates were utilized; a tape barrier was employed. He was so dominant that when he walked up to the tape other horses would involuntarily take a step back.

He was the Man.

#horse racing #man o' war

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ltwilliammowett · 1 year

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A First rate Man-of-War driven onto a reef of rocks, floundering in a gale, by George Philip Reinagle, 1826

#naval art #first rate #man o' war #early 19th century #age of sail

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aspeccharactersoftheday · 10 months

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Everett from Man o' War is asexual!

#everett #man o' war #man o war #canon aspec #asexual

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the-final-sentence · 1 year

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The fleet of blue bottles going home is so peaceful, it's worth all the breathlessness in the world.

Cory McCarthy, from Man o' War

#Cory McCarthy #Man o' War

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iicraft505 · 2 years

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Compilation of people holding things that shouldn't be held, please add more if you have any

#iicraft505 #animals #reddit #tiktok #instagram #uranium #rocks and minerals #blue ringed octopus #portuguese man o war #man o war #jellyfish

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vintagewildlife · 15 days

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Portuguese man o' war with a fish in its tentacles By: Werner Jacobs From: Natural History Magazine 1962

#predation #portuguese man o war #siphonophore #hydrozoan #cnidarian #invertebrate #1962 #1960s #Werner Jacobs #Natural History Magazine

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marinememes · 10 months

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Today is Wet Beast Wednesday!

Today’s wet beast is: Man-of-war Fish

Olive’s wet beast fact: this little fishy has evolved to live within the extremely dangerous tentacles of the Portuguese Man O’ War. It is here that the fish feasts upon their gonads. Happy Pride.

Stay tuned for more Wet Beast Wednesdays!

#man-of-war fish #wet beast wednesday #marine biology #aquarium #fish #oceanposting #sea creatures #deep sea #ocean #fishblr #portuguese man o war #man o war #zoology #science #jellyfish #sea jellies

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nemfrog · 11 months

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Plate VIII. Portuguese man o’war. Discovery reports. 1962.

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#science journal #marine biology #man o' war #jellyfish #underwater #nature photography #nemfrog #1962 #1960s

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wynnibee · 25 days

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i was obsessed with @zus-a-fungi 's man o' war eclipse design and wanted to draw them so beep let's go [id in alt and under the cut]

Edit: added ids since i forgot to first time around! wouldn't usually separate the id from the image but i'm making an exception this time around.

[id: a colored illustration of an AU design of Eclipse from FNAF, drawn as a man-o-war mer.

Eclipse has four arms, "rays" made of many man o war polyps which also extend from his back like wings, a large sail bladder behind him, an open chest that holds a glowing yellow orb, a bell that acts like a skirt, and his tail is made of long, flowing pink, purple and blue tentacles, surrounded by smaller pink tentacles and delicate white strands made of hearts. Fluffy pink growths surround each of his wrists and have small pink and white heart shaped flyaways. He has dark blue bands on his upper arms and forearms, and his palms are a light purple and his fingerpads are an even lighter purple. His belly and half of his face has the same light purple markings. his cheeks are both shades of dark purple. eclipse has white eyes and large tusks on his lower jaw, with a pink mouth and tongue.

His chest is open, displaying a hollow cavity that holds a small orb. Light blue teeth like ribs extend from either side of the cavity, and the inner flesh is a deep mauve color. it splits directly down the middle of his torso, and the skin is folded under the teeth where it opens.

He's posed like he's leaning back, with three of his arms extended like he's presenting something. two of his palms are face up, with one cupped and the last arm and hand facing his face. Eclipse has a large, open mouthed smile and bright eyed expression. His long jellyfish tail extends under and way far behind him, fading into the dark purple background. End id.]

#my art #man o war!eclipse #fnaf eclipse #tw eyestrain #cw bright colors #mermay 2024 #<- getting ahead of myself here but yk what oh well #this guy was an absolute devil to draw jEEBUS #i almost didnt make it #fungi #fungi look at me #i respect you #i admire you #you've inspired me on multiple occasions #but i need to fight you #we have to throw hands

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daily-crabbys · 6 months

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