Portuguese Man-of-War

Anyone unfamiliar with the biology of the venomous Portuguese man-of-war would likely mistake it for a jellyfish. Not only is it not a jellyfish, it's not even an "it," but a "they." The Portuguese man-of-war is a siphonophore, an animal made up of a colony of organisms working together.
The man-of-war comprises four separate polyps. It gets its name from the uppermost polyp, a gas-filled bladder, or pneumatophore, which sits above the water and somewhat resembles an old warship at full sail. Man-of-wars are also known as bluebottles for the purple-blue color of their pneumatophores.
The tentacles are the man-of-war's second organism. These long, thin tendrils can extend 165 feet (50 meters) in length below the surface, although 30 feet (10 meters) is more the average. They are covered in venom-filled nematocysts used to paralyze and kill fish and other small creatures.

More Info: http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/invertebrates/portuguese-man-of...

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[PivotPeopleAnimation]

Where was this at?

[2Humans1Dog1Cat]

@PivotPeopleAnimation This was near Hobe Sound, Florida, on Jupiter Island.

[kaybees49]

Beautiful! Thanks for the info too...interesting!

[2Humans1Dog1Cat]

@kaybees49 Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching!

[Edgi57]

It's amazing. I never saw that before.

[2Humans1Dog1Cat]

@Edgi57 This was the first time for us too. Filmed on Jupiter Island :)

[carliessecrect]

They normally look like big globs

[carliessecrect]

AHHH i see these everyday i drive to jupiter island all the time

[PivotPeopleAnimation]

@2Humans1Dog1Cat Thanks!

[coeliacus]

Great footage

[electra54321]

some of thoses were so cute and some were realy cool and some funny but it was all butifull :)

[5HREDD3R]

Looks alien.