From where did the Portuguese man o' war receive its name?
Correct answer: They look like a Portuguese warship
Bonnie
Cookie Bean, Oh you are so right Cookie Bean! Or get tangled up in their tentacles! Meat Tenderizer or ..well urine. I think I’ll just carry around some Meat Tenderizer! Lol
MessyMissy
Walking the beaches of Florida, I’ve been stung once or twice when they wash hidden among gobs of seaweed.
deja
A bluebottle on steroids.
Sal
Whilst on holiday in Portugal, I asked a local about them, they had never heard of such a creature!!
jsh
Thank you Kratika. I knew that they should be avoided but didn't know anything more about them.
Lionessa
I thought a Man O' War was a jellyfish. The fact that it's a colony animal makes it a lot more interesting.
Lionessa
Tom, Irukandji jellyfish are terrifying. They're so tiny (thumbnail size) you almost can't see them in the water, but the tentacles bring pain that morphine can't help, and finally, death.
Ar-Ar
it's like a floating plastic in the water..
Kello
never ever heard of these animals mentioned in the explanation
Artie
Other than pools, I only swim in temperate ocean water when the life guard says it's safe.
Pamela 1069
Bonnie , urine has been dedunked
Tom
I grew up with box jellyfish and irukandji, man-of-war were not a problem.