The still dangerous Portuguese man-o-war by Bryan Murahashi

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19-JAN-2018

Found a bunch of these beached specimens on the beach in Florida.

Its venomous long tentacles can deliver a painful sting.

Nikon D800 ,Nikkor 24-120mm f/3.5-5.6G ED-IF AF-S VR
1/3200s f/4.8 at 125.0mm iso400 full exif

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Buz Kiefer		11-Feb-2018 19:22
Very nice find. I have never seen one.

Dennis Hoyne		10-Feb-2018 03:33
It looks like a jewel! My sister met up with one of these in Jamaica, it wasn't pleasant for her. V

joseantonio		09-Feb-2018 20:52
had never seen this before.V.

Walter Otto Koenig		09-Feb-2018 17:24
Beautiful, but dangerous. Love the colors.

Jackdad		09-Feb-2018 17:01
I had no idea they were so colourful!

Fong Lam		09-Feb-2018 15:58
They do pack a bunch of dangerous stinks...unusual find and great capture, Bryan...V

Nick Paoni		09-Feb-2018 13:56
Definitely need to watch your step around this fellow. Love the colors.

Bill Miller		09-Feb-2018 07:56
Lovely to look at.... from a distance...

laine		09-Feb-2018 07:30
We have Blue Bottle Stingers ( a smaller but similar to the PMOW to look at....the sting though not deadly is very painful ...I speak from experience !!

Tom Munson		09-Feb-2018 06:46
It has great colors and is beautiful.

Liz Bickel		09-Feb-2018 05:06
I've heard about these, but I've never seen a photo before. Thanks for sharing. They're pretty; so someone unsuspecting would not guess the danger.

globalgadabout		09-Feb-2018 05:04
it looks so pretty...good to have the warning...