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Portuguese Man o' War

A glimpse inside

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Portuguese Man o' War

Palu-huna — the sailor on the wind

The Portuguese man o' war is not one animal but a colony of specialized individuals — a float, feeders, stingers, breeders — living as a single organism. It cannot swim; that pink crest is a sail, and it goes wherever the trade winds send it, which some days is straight onto the beach.