We were on the boat with our family and looked over the edge of the boat and noticed it was named Portuguese Man of War. The man-of-war comprises four separate polyps. Our son told us they are covered in venom-filled nematocysts and are excruciatingly painful.
Ryan jumped in the ocean and dragged him out of the water. Made us nervous but he killed him.
Cheers to you Ryan.
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Wow – I was once stung by a regular small jellyfish and that was painful enough! I’d hate to encounter one of these while swimming.
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They were so deadly. Good thing they sting us.
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Definitely not what you want to run into in the water!
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Yes .they freaked me out.
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I’ve seen them before. Scary.
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Yes..they made me scared top
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The jellyfish look pretty. Too bad they are dangerous.
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First time I have ever seen this type. Freaks me out.
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What a hero! Portuguese Man of War aren’t to be messed with. Never encountered one, but I’ve heard the painful tales of getting stung. Thankfully, you were safe in the end!
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Yes..first time I have seen one..freaked me out.
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Scary, and yet, they are quite beautiful too.
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Yes ..they freaked us out but our son killed him Ha!
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Wow – my children have been stung by jelly fish but we usually never see them – it was while swimming
And those are rather scary
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Yes..they are so deadly..Yikes!
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Such a strange creature, with a strange name!
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Yes..first time we have ever seen these creepy marine life. Anita
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The Australian common name is a Bluebottle. The sting from the tentacles is so painful. Only had it once as a small child so it is remembered well
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Bluebottle? ..they do look blue . Very painful ..makes scared .
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Like a blue plastic bottle floating along
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Why did he kill the critter? Is there an overpopulation of them around the island?
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Yes..he dragged two of them out near us. Very dangerous with children in the water.
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