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Topic: Bluebottles


In the News (Wed 30 May 12)

  
  The Bluebottle or Portuguese Man-of-War
The Bluebottle or Portuguese Man-of-War is not a single animal but a colony of four kinds of highly modified individuals (polyps).
Bluebottle tentacles will cause a sharp, painful sting if they are touched, which is aggravated by rubbing the area.
Bluebottles are more common on exposed ocean beaches after strong onshore winds and are rarely found in sheltered waters.
www.amonline.net.au /factsheets/bluebottle.htm   (889 words)

  
 Australian Museum - Wild Kids - Beach - Bluebottle
Each Bluebottle is actually a colony of individual animals.
Bluebottles have a float or bottle-shaped blue sac, which sits on the water's surface.
Bluebottles are often found washed up on the beach.
www.austmus.gov.au /wild_kids/seashores/bluebottle.htm   (112 words)

  
 KARACHI: 2,000 picnickers stung by bluebottles -DAWN - Local; July 14, 2003
KARACHI, July 13: As many as 2,000 picnickers were stung by bluebottles on Sunday at different city beaches including Hawkesbay, Paradise Point, Sandspit, Clifton and others.
“A number of bluebottles have appeared, and due to a crowd on the beaches many people have been stung by them on Sunday”, chief fire officer of the fire brigade department, Kazim Ali, told Dawn on Sunday.
He said that 500 bluebottle bites were reported at the Clifton beach where the victims were treated accordingly.
www.dawn.com /2003/07/14/local2.htm   (505 words)

  
 bblows
Maritz said the jelly-fish washing up were not dangerous like the square, box-shaped ones which had a nasty sting.
Bluebottles, also washing up now, do sting, however.
Nahoon surfers complained of jellyfish stings recently when Liam Victor saw between 500 and 800 of the creatures washed up on the shore.
www.dispatch.co.za /2002/12/12/easterncape/BBLOWS.HTM   (264 words)

  
 New Theatre Show from Right Lines Productions
Watching Bluebottles is a one-man show based on the life of a village hall-keeper.
Watching Bluebottles is the latest collaboration between Highland-based writers Euan Martin and Dave Smith, who were responsible for the hugely popular “Who Bares Wins” (2004) and the award-winning comedy ceilidh murder mystery show “The Accidental Death of an Accordionist”(2001).
Watching Bluebottles aims to capture all emotions and explore universal themes and it will be especially pertinent to those with an affinity to Scotland’s rural communities.
www.hi-arts.co.uk /default.aspx.locid-hianewklk.htm   (410 words)

  
 NEW LIGHT ON THE DRAKE EQUATION-PAGE 1
Or Madame Brissac could acquire English, Tom thought, although she was hardly likely to do it for his sake.
Then the door banged open in a crowded slab of shadows and noise and a cluster of flyers, back from their early morning spin on the thermals, bustled up behind Tom with skinsuits squealing, the folded tips of their wings bumping against the brown curls of sticky flypaper which the bluebottles had been scrupulously avoiding.
These young people, Tom decided as he glanced back at them, truly were like bright alien insects in their gaudy skinsuits, their thin bodies garishly striped with the twisting logos of sports companies and their wings, a flesh of fine silk stretched between feathery bones, then folded up behind their backs like delicate umbrellas.
scifi.com /scifiction/originals/originals_archive/macleod/macleod1.html   (4408 words)

  
 The sign of The Bluebottles
A rat born in this time will revel in using others for his own gain and gleefully pounce upon those much weaker than themselves.
As flies dine off decay, so too will the Bluebottle Rat, for his palate will always prefer rotting carrion to fresh meat.
Amongst rat society this is a fairly common sign and though it holds no great honour, it is still thoroughly respectable.
www.robinjarvis.com /TheBluebottles.html   (110 words)

  
 bluebottle on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
NSW: Lifesavers report high number of bluebottle stings
Qld: Hundreds of bluebottle stings reported on beaches
One bluebottle too many for this TV cop
www.encyclopedia.com /html/x/x-bluebott.asp   (188 words)

  
 Cnidaria (bluebottles, jellyfish, corals, sea anemones)
Each of these cells contains a thread-like sting that is discharged in attack or defense (if you have been stung by a bluebottle while swimming at the beach, you will know all about this).
Bluebottles and their relatives (Siphonophora) are unusual in that each of them is basically a colony of floating polyps, one of which is inflated to form the float.
Some of the most important members of the Cnidaria are the corals that, in association with symbiotic algae, are able to lay down calcium carbonate and in this way build whole islands that people now live on.
www.museums.org.za /bio/cnidaria   (227 words)

  
 Bluebottles History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
1997-1998 The Bluebottles were formed after the demise of Duncan Faure's First World band.
Another tour of the US occurred and thier first appearance in Canada at Shang A Lang which also had a guest appearance of Stuart Wood joing them on Rock and Roll Loveletter.
The Bluebottles would appear regularily in South Africa.
members.shaw.ca /therollers/history/bluebottles.htm   (185 words)

  
 bluebottles - OneLook Dictionary Search   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
We found 2 dictionaries with English definitions that include the word bluebottles:
Tip: Click on the first link on a line below to go directly to a page where "bluebottles" is defined.
bluebottles : Cambridge International Dictionary of English [home, info]
www.onelook.com /?w=bluebottles   (69 words)

  
 Dive-Oz Discussion Forums - what is this   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Posted - 22 March 2005 : 6:37:25 PM It is a nudibranch (Glaucus sp.) that lives and feeds on bluebottles (Physalia sp.).
Posted - 23 March 2005 : 03:01:52 AM You need to send some more of these little fellas down to Manly.
The beach was covered in bluebottles last weekend.
www.diveoz.com.au /discussion_forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=8964   (191 words)

  
 BlueBottles
The BlueBottles began it's assault on the U.S. music scene last year with a mini-tour of America's finest showcase clubs, including Brownies in New Your City, Tipitina's in New Orleans, the House of Blues in Chicago, and The Troubadour in Los Angeles.
The BlueBottles is comprised of some of South Africa's most talented musicians.
The front-man for this band is singer/songwriter, Duncan Faure.
members.aol.com /woodzwren/bbweb   (237 words)

  
 Mike Patto - Bluebottles Article, Source unknown, circa 1964   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
In the dimly-lighted cellar you could literally feel the throbbing of the portable organ as its waves of sound struck you, mingled with the rhythm of electric guitars and the beat of drums.
What I was actually listening to in the Orford Cellar Jazz Club in Norwich was music new to the city, rhythm 'n' blues – exciting stuff which is drawing big audiences.
Judging by the size of the crowd at the Cellar he's dead right.
members.aol.com /PattoFan4/bluebottles64.htm   (455 words)

  
 Duncan Faure   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
If it happens at 40, it'll probably be a lot sweeter than it would have been at 20 anyway".
For his latest release "Pronounced Four-Uh" (Get Go!), Faure worked without his band "The BlueBottles" and found himself working at a much quicker pace than usual.
A 1998 showcase tour of the US made Faure a slew of new fans from New Orleans to LA including New York City morning DJ Scott Shannon who in an unprecedented move, gave Duncan and The BlueBottles a 30 minute live shot on Big Apple powerhouse WPLJ without even having a major label record deal.
webtunes.com /DuncanFaure   (765 words)

  
 bluebottle
NSW: Bluebottle alert for Sydney beach (AAP General News (Australia))
Qld: Hundreds of bluebottle stings reported on beaches (AAP General News (Australia))
The bluebottle and the spider; OUTDOORS.(Features) (The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland))
www.infoplease.com /ce6/sci/A0910980.html   (119 words)

  
 Big bluebottles that feed on the dead - Stormfront White Nationalist Community   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Big bluebottles that feed on the dead - Stormfront White Nationalist Community
Does Tony have the slightest conception of what the flies are like, the big bluebottles that feed on the dead of the Middle East, and then come to settle on our faces and our notepads?
I remember one British officer asking to use the BBC's satellite phone just after the liberation of Kuwait in 1991.
www.stormfront.org /forum/showthread.php?t=61470   (952 words)

  
 RailChat.co.uk :: View topic - Bluebottles   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2005 11:13 am Post subject: Bluebottles
Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2005 11:27 am Post subject: Re: Bluebottles
Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2005 12:16 pm Post subject: Re: Bluebottles
www.railchat.co.uk /viewtopic.php?t=1069   (391 words)

  
 Youth On The Rock - Christian Students :: View topic - Personality Test
The forest is very dense, and in the center of it is a grove.
I'm noticing that no one here has a young forest.
Maybe I'm the only one that's ever heard of it.
www.youthontherock.com /viewtopic.php?p=101426   (2617 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Skellig: Books   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
He was covered with dust and webs like everything else and his face was thin and pale.
Dead bluebottles were scattered on his hair and shoulders.
I shined the flashlight on his white face and his fl suit."
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0440416027?v=glance   (2299 words)

  
 Common Pests - how to avoid and overcome   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Common Pests - how to avoid and overcome
Ants - Bats - Bedbugs - Bluebottles - Carpet Beetles -
Always handle with care and follow the manufacturer's instructions.
www.diydata.com /problem/pests/pests.htm   (2821 words)

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