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	Portuguese man o' war (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		Portuguese man o' war (genus Physalia) also known as (sea wasp) commonly thought of as a jellyfish is actually a colony of four sorts of polyps.
		The man o' war's float is bilaterally symmetrical with the tentacles at one end, while the velella is radially symmetrical with the sail at an angle.
		Portuguese man o' war are an important source of food to sea turtles, which have immunity to the poison.
	bopedia.com /en/wikipedia/p/po/portuguese_man_o__war.html (208 words)

	Portuguese Man-of-War - Marine Animals, Jelly Fish, Bluebottle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		The Portuguese Man-of-War is a jelly-like marine animal but it's no jellyfish.
		This stinging animal is called the Man-of-War because it looks a bit like a Portuguese battleship with a sail.
		The body is a gas filled float which can be blue to pink in color (it looks like a bag.) It can be anywhere from three to 12 inches (nine to 30 centimeters.) Underneath the float are clusters of polyps which coiled tentacles hang off of.
	www.kidzworld.com /site/p1053.htm (431 words)

	Portuguese Man o' War - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Portuguese Man O' War (Physalia physalis), also known as the bluebubble or bluebottle, is commonly thought of as a jellyfish but is actually a siphonophore—a colony of four sorts of polyps.
		The Man Of War's float is bilaterally symmetrical with the tentacles at one end, while the chondrophores are radially symmetrical with the sail at an angle.
		Portuguese Man O' War are a very important source of food to sea turtles, which are immune to the poison.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Portuguese_Man_O'_War (883 words)

	Portuguese man-of-war - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Portuguese Man-of-War, common name for a species of free-living cnidarian with a brightly colored inflated bladder and very long stinging tentacles....
		The Portuguese Man-of-War travels in large groups on the surface of the sea, resembling brightly colored balloons floating on the water.
		Many experimental studies in the zoological field have been reported during the past year, but natural history studies and ecological studies still continue to flourish in spite of the apparent increase in interest in the experimental fields.
	ca.encarta.msn.com /Portuguese+man-of-war.html (194 words)

	Portuguese Man-Of-War, Key Biscayne,Florida
		These sea creatures are infamous for their very painful, powerful sting and very common in the tropical and subtropical regions of the Pacific and Indian oceans, and the northern Atlantic Gulf Stream which are the waters just off the island paradise of Key Biscayne.
		The sting of the Portuguese Man-Of-War is very painful to man and can cause serious effects, including fever, shock, and interference with heart and lung action.
		The most common result of contact with the Portuguese Man-Of-War are the residual whip-like, red wavy, stringy welts on the skin from contact with the blue tentacle.
	www.key-biscayne.com /beach_park/facts/manowar.shtml (887 words)

	Dangerous Sea Animals
		The Portuguese man-o-war is most common in the Austral summer months in shallow, coastal waters, and it is not uncommon to find thousands of Portuguese man-o- war floating in groups off the popular surfing beaches in Queensland, Australia.
		The Portuguese man-o-war is commonly observed in the open ocean and coastal seas, and is often mistaken for a true jellyfish.
		Actually, the Portuguese man-o-war is not a single marine animal, but it is a colonial hydroid, consisting of a large colony of smaller marine organisms.
	longwood.cs.ucf.edu /~MidLink/seawasps.html (2099 words)

	man o wars 070606
		Portuguese Man O' War jellyfish, cause beaches to close on the south facing shores because of winds blowing them to shoremade it dangerous for beachgoers.
		In nature, the man o’ war floats along the currents with its tentacles drifting below it waiting for an unlucky small fish or plankton to brush against it.
		The mostly-tropical man O’ wars usually stay in warmer water, but seem to have made their way out of the Gulf Stream by strong southerly winds.
	www.ack.net /manowars070606.html (514 words)

	Scotland on Sunday - Sport - Football - Portuguese man o' war is the ideal Falkirk foot soldier (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		Portuguese man o' war is the ideal Falkirk foot soldier
		It explains why the Portuguese army wanted him to join their special forces and also why he has adapted to the physical side of Scottish football with apparent ease.
		It may not be war, but woe betide anyone who tries to get between that pair and SPL survival or progress in the cup competitions.
	scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com /football.cfm?id=1955672005 (1109 words)

	Sample Chapter for Kaplan, E.H.: Sensuous Seas: Tales of a Marine Biologist.
		Few biologists know the origin of the name “Portuguese man o’ war.” It was derived from a powerful four-masted battleship, bristling with at least thirty-eight cannons and characterized by two large, voluptuous lateen sails and a substantial stern (like Miss Nubile).
		In the case of the Portuguese man o’ war, the defensive dactylozoids evolved to become the aggressive members of the triumvirate.
		C. The Portuguese man o’ war ship, with up to seventy-two cannons, was instrumental in maintaining the Portuguese navy’s dominance of the seas in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.
	pup.princeton.edu /chapters/s8242.html (1555 words)

	Rick's Ocean Project
		The PMOW is considered odd by some because it is not just one animal but actually a colony of organisms each which have their own specified task.
		The PMOW is nearly invisible to the unaided eye, but when viewed closely is seen to be pink, blue, or violet.
		The PMOW eats small fish, but the man-of-war fish is able to live among it's tentacles unharmed.
	www.angelfire.com /pa/portuguesepage (422 words)

	Getting Nailed by Jellies - Undercurrent, September 2003
		The Portuguese man o' war, whose tentacles can reach a staggering 100 feet and contain millions of nematocysts, and Irukandji jelly are especially nasty characters.
		The Portuguese man o' war is far less lethal, but its stings are so excruciatingly painful that life can seem worse than death.
		Be aware, however, that these treatments can cause the nematocysts of certain jellyfish to fire, such as those of the Portuguese man o' war and lion's mane (Cyanea capillata).
	www.undercurrent.org /UCnow/articles/Jellies200309.shtml (1151 words)

	eMedicine - Coelenterate and Jellyfish Envenomations : Article by Chanida Sintuu, MD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		The phylum is divided into 4 major classes: (1) Hydrozoa (Portuguese man-of-war and fire coral), (2) Scyphozoa (true jellyfish), (3) Cubozoa (box jellyfish), and (4) Anthozoa (soft corals and sea anemones).
		Portuguese man-of-war is a free-swimming organism with tentacles hanging from the float (ie, main body).
		Giordano AR, Vito L, Sardella PJ: Complication of a Portuguese man-of-war envenomation to the foot: a case report.
	www.emedicine.com /emerg/topic104.htm (2290 words)

	oreilly.com -- Online Catalog: Win32 Multithreaded Programming
		The Portuguese man-o'-war consists of a group of polyps, individual unisexual organisms with specific cooperative functions.
		The crest of the body serves the man-o'-war as a sail, as they have no active means of transport; sometimes as much as a thousand of the colonies are carried together by gusts of wind.
		A species of fish, somewhat resistant to the poison, often lives amongst and feeds on the Portuguese man-o'-war's tentacles, but is still occasionally paralyzed and eaten.
	www.oreilly.com /catalog/multithread/colophon.html (415 words)

	Port Aransas
		If there are Jelly Fish or Man -O- War washed ashore, be careful when getting into the water, and try not to make contact with them.
		The Man -O- War has a gas-filled chamber that is used like a sail to propel it through the water.
		The Man -O- War is iridescent blue, with long tentacles that can reach up 180 ft in length.
	www.cityofportaransas.org /Beach_Safety.cfm (683 words)

	The Portuguese Man-of-War: A Dangerous Ocean Organism of Hawaii
		Few Portuguese man-of-war stings in Hawaii cause life-threatening reactions, but this is always a possibility.
		East shore, commonly referred to as the Windward coast, are infamous for the presence of the portuguese man-of-war.
		Hawaiian Lifeguard Association, a not for profit, professional association of Hawaii's lifeguards devoted to the advancement of lifesaving services and public education on beach and ocean safety.
	www.aloha.com /~lifeguards/portugue.html (2287 words)

	Manowar
		Portuguese Man O' War, a jellyfish like creature.
		This is a disambiguation page; that is, one that just points to other pages that might otherwise have the same name.
		If you followed a link here, you might want to go back and fix that link to point to the appropriate specific page.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ma/Manowar.html (52 words)

	Roman Catholic Blog: The U.S. Bishops Allow Local Bishops To Decide On Communion For Pro-Abortion Politicians
		The Portuguese Man O' War (Physalia physalis), also known as the Bluebottle, is commonly thought of as a jellyfish but is actually a siphonophore – a colony of four kinds of highly modified individuals [polyps].
		The Portuguese Man O' War ranges or occurs most commonly in the tropical and subtropical regions of the Pacific and Indian oceans, and the northern Atlantic Gulf Stream, although found in warm seas throughout the world.
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	romancatholicblog.typepad.com /roman_catholic_blog/2006/06/spineless_blind.html (12872 words)

	Siphonophores (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.netlab.uky.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		A siphonophore resembles a jelly, but it is not actually an individual organism.
		Siphonophores, such as the Portuguese man-o-war, are really colonies of specialized individuals.
		One individual in the group transforms itself into a gas-filled float.
	alienstingers.com.cob-web.org:8888 /stingersiphonophores (128 words)

	Portuguese Man-of-War Printout - EnchantedLearning.com
		The Portuguese Man-of-War (called the Bluebottle in Australia) is a floating colony of animals that lives in warm seas.
		This poisonous animal is called the Man-of-War because it looks a bit like a Portuguese battleship with a sail.
		Diet: The Portuguese Man-of-War eats small fish and other small ocean animals that is stings with its long tentacles.
	enchantedlearning.com /subjects/invertebrates/jellyfish/Manofwar.shtml (309 words)

	Global Warming Fuels Jellyfish Invasion... \| The Huffington Post
		The jellyfish story is hardly new- the LA Times has a great series on changing ocean habitats that addresses why jellyfish and other lower lever species are coming to dominate the seas at the expense of fish and mammals.
		Even were I live, (Rhode Island) Man O'War jellyfish are stinging people for the first time- rising sea temps are spreading the habitats, and increased runoff of fertilizers and sewage are feeding the nasty things.
		I live in RI and my cousin was stung by a Portuguese Man O War back in the 60's.
	www.huffingtonpost.com /2006/08/07/global-warming-fuels-jell_n_26735.html (2077 words)

	HI Surf Advisory Session 171 -- Bit (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		During the initial paddle out, Bud suddenly stopped in his tracks and complained that he got "bit" by a Portuguese Man O War.
		A Man O War had already wrapped itself around my left torso, stinging my lower back.
		"Sometimes a bad Man O War sting can affect your nerves, even the glands," he said.
	www.iav.com /~sponge/sesh/new/sesh171.htm (686 words)

	Sail Whisper's Log: Sizzilin' in San Carlos!
		For the first few days in the anchorage, we enjoyed the fresh breeze and swimming in the warm water.
		They have a small translucent purple floating "bubble" in the shape of a 1-2 inch "pot-sticker.
		The jellies took much of the fun and relaxation out of our snorkeling and swimming days in the anchorage, so we decided to move into the marina a bit earlier than planned.
	www.sailwhisper.com /logs/news_20030703.html (1565 words)

	MJA: Fenner & Williamson, Worldwide deaths and severe envenomation from jellyfish stings
		Injuries to man from marine invertebrates in the Australian region.
		A fatal jellyfish envenomation by the Portuguese man-o'-war.
		Mingliang Z. A study on nematocyst dermatitis caused by jellyfish Stomolophus numerai.
	www.mja.com.au /public/issues/dec2/fenner/fenner.html (2433 words)

	Scifilm -- Reviews, STING OF DEATH (1965)
		Lethal, or potentially lethal, chirodropid jellyfish occur around every major land mass in the tropical and some subtropical oceans worldwide, and deaths and serious morbidity are not uncommon.
		The chirodropid is the most lethal jellyfish in the world, and has caused at least 63 recorded deaths in tropical Australian waters off Queensland and the Northern Territory since 1884.
		Except that they would have to have been made by an incredibly large one—and the Physalia only grows to a maximum of eight inches long.
	www.scifilm.org /reviews2/stingofdeath.html (1809 words)

	Mirage Studios' TMNT Volume 1 #33!
		Instead, Don set the date on the cube to 1500 A.D. and the guys were instantly teleported back in time to the deck of a Portuguese Man o' War.
		The Turtles discover exactly what "anamorphically autosynchronous" means, as they've been mysteriously changed while on their journey - not only are the Turtles decked out in swahbuckler garb, but Don now has a wooden leg, Leo has an eye patch, Raph has rotten teeth and Mikey has a...
		The Captain of the Man o' War welcomes the Turtles help in capturing the pirates...
	www.ninjaturtles.com /comics/mirage/volume01/33/33.htm (616 words)

	Jonathan Clarke (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		The best bit is Ian Wright’s comment at the end: “I don’t know what it is about little people like that, I just love ‘em, man”.
		A Portuguese Man o’ War floated up on the beach the other day, so I took some snaps.
		The sting from the tentacles is potentially dangerous to humans; these stings have been responsible for several deaths, but usually only cause excrutiating pain.
	jonathanclarke.com (152 words)

	Marine Envenomations - Treatment and Prevention
		Stings from Jellyfish, especially the Portuguese Man O' War, stingrays, and some anemones, usually require medical attention.
		Stings from Portuguese Man O' War, other jellyfish, stingrays, etc., may benefit from First Aid treatment with the
		Seek medical attention if stung by a Portuguese Man O'War or stingray, if redness and soreness spreads beyond the area of the sting, or if a serious reaction occurs.
	www.bitesandstingsonline.com /Bites_Stings/marine.htm (399 words)

	Planet Neptune - GeoCards Bermuda - Portuguese Man O' War
		The Portuguese Man O' War (Physalia physalis) are often seen during the spring and early summer, floating in Bermuda's waters and washing up on the shores.
		The Man O' War is often mistaken as a jellyfish, but is actually a colony of four types of polyps, each with its own specialized roles.
		The tentacles (up to 10m / 30ft long) are individual polyps with poison-filled nematocysts to stun and kill small sea creatures.
	www.planetneptune.com /pn/geocard/card002.asp (210 words)

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		Vintage Pyro Civil War blockade runner ship model
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	search-desc.ebay.com /search/search.dll?query=model+war+ships&...&krd=1 (566 words)

	British Man O' War (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		For to cross the briney ocean on a British Man O' War."
		But I'll face the walls of China on a British Man O' War."
		Then I'll fight for England's glory on a British Man O' War."
	www.geocities.com /Athens/Aegean/7384/manowar.html (310 words)

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