Portuguese man o’ war

Portuguese man o’ war

What do you think of Portuguese man o’ war? Does it relate to defence or military based in Portugal? No. This was named for its resemblance to ship. This is actually a species of floating colony of hydra like animals called polyps, clustered together under a gas filled bladder. This animal is about 6 inches long but the trailing elements can extend upto 6o feet. This animal also known as the man-of-war, blue bottle or floating terror is a hydrozoan (very small predatory animals living mostly in salt water). This…