Portuguese Man of War on the Beach

Recently, Portuguese Man of War animals (aka as Blue Bottles in Australia and New Zealand) have been washing up on the beach on Waties Island. The sting of the tentacles is quite painful, so give them a wide berth.

National Geographic says that it is not a jellyfish: They write that "The Portuguese man-of-war is a siphonophore, an animal made up of a colony of organisms working together."

See more information at the link below.

http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/invertebrates/portuguese-man-of-war.html

Thanks to Nancy M for the photo.

Barb and Steve