Self Portrait in Man O War on Navarre Beach
by Jeff at JSJ Photography
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Self Portrait in Man O War on Navarre Beach
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Jeff at JSJ Photography
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Photograph - Photographs
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Self-Portrait in the gas-filled bladder of a Portuguese Man-O-War on Navarre Beach along Northwest Florida's Emerald Coast on 10 December 2012. According to Wikipedia, detached tentacles and dead specimens (including those that wash up on shore like this one) can sting just as painfully as the live creature in the water and may remain potent for hours or even days after the death of the creature. Portuguese Man-O-War are actually a colony of multiple organisms that once formed together cannot survive independently unlike jellyfish. Stings usually cause severe pain to humans, leaving whip-like, red welts on the skin that normally last 2 or 3 days after the initial sting. However, the venom can travel to the lymph nodes and may cause, depending on the amount of venom, a more intense pain or even death in extreme circumstances.
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December 14th, 2012
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Jeff at JSJ Photography
Thank you Lyric Lucas for featuring my photo artwork "Self Portrait In Man O War On Navarre Beach" in the FAA group Out Of The Ordinary 1 a Day! ~Jeff at JSJ Photography
Jeff at JSJ Photography
Portuguese Man-O-War are actually a colony of multiple organisms that once formed together cannot survive independently unlike jellyfish. So the "gas bag" is a separate organism from the tentacles, but both are needed together to stay alive! I'd say that is pretty strange! ~Jeff
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