Thursday, March 15, 2012

Portuguese Man O' War Jelly Fish

  © 2012 Constance Hobbs. All rights reserved.

  © 2012 Constance Hobbs. All rights reserved.

  © 2012 Constance Hobbs. All rights reserved.

  © 2012 Constance Hobbs. All rights reserved.

 © 2012 Constance Hobbs. All rights reserved.

They're back! I went for a walk this morning along the beach and found these jellyfish all over the shoreline. It doesn't seem to keep the swimmers out of the water but these little babies can deliver a powerful sting. The bulbous or fan part stays afloat but those long venomous tentacles drift dangerously beneath. I find them so unusual in appearance.

2 comments:

Alex Gesar said...

holy crap - those are amazing!

Constance Hobbs said...

They are all over the beach. Want to go for a swim? Ha!