Portuguese Man o' War

AtTheWallAtTheWall Registered Users Posts: 36 Big grins
edited September 1, 2009 in Wildlife
So lovely yet....very deadly.

Portuguese Man o' War (Physalia physalis), captured along the Padre Island National Seashore.

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  • dbaker1221dbaker1221 Registered Users Posts: 4,482 Major grins
    edited August 31, 2009
    beautiful:ivar
    **If I keep shooting, I'm bound to hit something**
    Dave
  • ZerodogZerodog Registered Users Posts: 1,480 Major grins
    edited August 31, 2009
    Cool color! Is that thing really that purple or was that pumped up in PP?
  • AtTheWallAtTheWall Registered Users Posts: 36 Big grins
    edited September 1, 2009
    When a Man O' War slowly dies, the gases inside it's air bladder change from a clear/light purple/blue hue to a violet - purple hue (as seen here) followed by death.
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