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Portuguese-man-o-war

Physalia physalis

Description:

the name "man o' war" comes from the man-of-war, an 18th-century armed sailing ship,[2] and the cnidarian's supposed resemblance to the Portuguese version at full sail.[3] (In other languages it is simply known as the 'Portuguese war-ship.

Habitat:

in the ocean and seas

Notes:

Vishal Aaryav Aditya Akshat

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Oakridge International School, Newton Campus
Spotted by a stud ent at Oakridge International School, Newton Campus

Goa, India

Spotted on Nov 8, 2013
Submitted on Nov 8, 2013

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