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The Portuguese man o' war (Physalia physalis), also known as the man-of-war [6] or bluebottle, [7] is a marine hydrozoan found in the Atlantic Ocean and the Indian Ocean.It is considered to be the same species as the Pacific man o' war or bluebottle, which is found mainly in the Pacific Ocean. [8]
The Portuguese man o' war (Physalia utriculus), stinging marine siphonophores resembling jellyfish and known as bluebottles in Australia, South Africa and New Zealand; Blue ant, a species of large solitary parasitic wasp; Centaurea cyanus, the cornflower; Graphium sarpedon, common bluebottle, or blue triangle butterfly
The family Physaliidae is monotypic, consisting of only one genus, Physalia. [2] The genus is also monotypic, containing only P. physalis. [1] [3] There is a long history of the genus being described with multiple species, such as the Pacific man o' war (P. utriculus), however most of these species are now considered synonyms for P. physalis.
Maker’s Mark bourbon is kicking off a new 10-year bottle series with Keeneland that will celebrate “Greats of the Gate,” all-time great racehorses.. And they are starting with Man o’ War ...
It is a distinct species characterized by an elongated body, large eyes, and blackish-blue stripes, growing up to 39 cm long. Inhabiting warm, deep pelagic zones of the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans between 200 and 1,000 meters deep, this fish lives within the tentacles of the Portuguese man o' war, feeding on its tentacles and gonads ...
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Through a message in a bottle, one man's journey at sea continues, even after his death. This is Mel, and his family. Mel passed away recently, and while that could have been the end of the story ...
The problem, he said, is that “war will break these values. “There is an inherent contradiction between the warrior code, how these guys define themselves, what they expect of themselves – to be heroes, the selfless servants who fight for the rest of us – and the impossibility in war of ever living up to those ideals. It cannot be done.