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The Amazing and Painful Portuguese Man o’ War — An Organism or a Colony?

Posted on September 13, 2015 by Rick SpilmanSeptember 14, 2015

I have a definite love-hate relationship with Portuguese Man o’ War. They are beautiful, delicate, exotic and extremely painful. I still remember being stung twice as a child over a half century ago. What I only came to understand recently … Continue reading →

Posted in Current, Lore of the Sea | Tagged Portuguese Man o' War, siphonophore
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