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7% of earth's endangered species are from New Zealand.
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7% of earth's endangered species are from New Zealand.
Visit our web-site to view New Zealand's best collection of wildlife images & learn more of our unique species that developed in isolation since separation from gondwanaland 80 MYA.
Students may use our images for non-profit use.
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MzToddtoyou
(14 years ago)
Despite its outward appearance, the Man o' War is not a true jellyfish but a siphonophore, which differ from jellyfish in that they are not actually a single creature, but a colonial organism made up of many minute individuals called zooids.
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wthrfish
(15 years ago)
A "Portuguese man of war" was a kind of sailing ship made by Portugal with triangular sails. The top of the jellyfish looks like a triangular sail, so people named it after that kind of ship.
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NickNewkum
(14 years ago)
This is actually not a single creature, but a colony of Polyps. These individuals come together and differentiate to perform different colonial functions. For example, some capture food, while others may defend or be used in reproduction. Their is a bit of controversy to weather the sail is a modified Polyp, or a Medusa. Pretty weird, huh?
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Ogaitnas900
(16 years ago)
"A Portuguese Man O' War is not a single animal, but rather a siphonophore a colony of four kinds of minute, highly modified individuals, which are specialized polyps and medusoids."
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Cunhambebe
(16 years ago)
Because it is called there Caravela (the name of the jellyfish), that is also the name of those ships that discovered Brazil in the 16th Century. So Caravela in English means Portuguese-Man-Of-War that is also the name of this thing.
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Yeepzor
(15 years ago)
I gave one of these a hug once.
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BarnSt0rmer
(17 years ago)
Not too sure if anyone's said it already but I always thought these were jellyfish. But they aren't. It's a colony of smaller organisms working together. Google it up for more info.
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LilMama2312
(17 years ago)
Wow, this creature is absolutely BEAUTIFUL!
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dragoonerzerg
(17 years ago)
each tentacle is some creature
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pradaguccidior
(16 years ago)
The different shades of blue are so beautiful, the creature itself- not so much...
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TheKrazykilla7
(13 years ago)
i saw one on the beach in corpus once
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Scythemantis
(17 years ago)
That is extra-fascinating! You have a good theory, since there can't be much else for them to cling to in their open ocean life.
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Johnchuk3
(14 years ago)
life is amazing
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dragoonerzerg
(17 years ago)
the portuguese man o war is actually individual creatures making a colony.
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eliminationfaktor
(16 years ago)
how could you say that about such a beutiful and unique animal
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IzludeTingel
(15 years ago)
ah, the turtle's spaghetti dinner... a true dish.
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Natebeats
(15 years ago)
its a wonderful color.. and its cool how the tenticles can move.
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swertyuiop310
(17 years ago)
Man o' War stings are very rarely deadly.
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