Portuguese Man O' War A sort of jellyfish mamed for its air bladder, which looks similar to the sails of the Portuguese fighting ships of the 15:th century. Tentacles are usually 1 meter long, sometimes up to 10, and the sting causes excruciating pain. I encountered this guy when flats fishing. - GFFpix - share your best flyfishing pictures - Global FlyFisher

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Portuguese Man O' War A sort of jellyfish mamed for its air bladder, which looks similar to the sails of the Portuguese fighting ships of the 15:th century. Tentacles are usually 1 meter long, sometimes up to 10, and the sting causes excruciating pain. I encountered this guy when flats fishing.


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Camera model Canon PowerShot G6 
Exposure time 1/1250 s 
Lens focal length 29 mm 
Lens aperture f 4 
Date and time of original 2006-02-18 12:30 


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