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  • The Portuguese man-of-war is a super-organism: a colony of tiny animals that form a very menacing predator.
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  • @CableLineNetwork
    @CableLineNetwork Před 10 lety +125

    This is why I have my own pool

  • @lucasdavis1964
    @lucasdavis1964 Před 8 lety +230

    This is how I would've made "Finding Nemo;" No cutesy kiddie crap; just straight-up terrifying horror.

  • @HansenSWE
    @HansenSWE Před 10 lety +82

    These things originate from southern Europe and has spread to South America, to Africa and all the way over to China and Japan.
    They amassed substantial amount of wealth during these trading and colonizing endeavors, so its not so strange they just hang out, lazily in the waters nowadays.

  • @brnleague99
    @brnleague99 Před 10 lety +53

    A friend of mine and I used to joke than Man O Wars communicated by squeaking. This cracked us up more than it should've. We used to say we'd go fishing in a small boat and be surrounded by squeaking Man O Wars. They don't seem to squeak, however.... :)

    • @Entety303
      @Entety303 Před 9 lety +11

      Not even funny

    • @hung9839
      @hung9839 Před 6 lety +4

      It's amusing and cute, lighten up

    • @aajajajhhhg2721
      @aajajajhhhg2721 Před 5 lety +2

      I think it's the gas inside the top of the jellyfish escaping that creates the squeaky noises.

    • @Mooffgamesgamer
      @Mooffgamesgamer Před 4 lety

      Aajajaj Hhhg *not jellyfish

    • @theimmortalcadaver6300
      @theimmortalcadaver6300 Před rokem

      The is OUTRAGEOUS!!! 🤣😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣😂🤣🤣

  • @thespianxx
    @thespianxx Před 9 lety +63

    I still felt bad for that poor fishy :c

  • @south1133
    @south1133 Před 8 lety +190

    Damn nature you scary

  • @aajajajhhhg2721
    @aajajajhhhg2721 Před 5 lety +9

    I think they're fascinating, how they produce gas to float and they are made from multiple orgnisms. They're have such vibrant and amazing colours!

  • @ham8465
    @ham8465 Před 8 lety +31

    I got stung by one of these in Florida and damnnnnn that shit hurt

    • @rogertully8571
      @rogertully8571 Před 7 lety +1

      How does it feel to be stung by one?

    • @saulthechicanootaku
      @saulthechicanootaku Před 7 lety +9

      Roger Tully I've heard it feels like being branded by hot irons

    • @cosmicrows
      @cosmicrows Před 7 lety +10

      Roger Tully it feels like something is digging into your skin, it also has a burning feel to it. When I was stung it wrapped around both of my legs and my arm since I reached into the water to get it away from me.

    • @bellawinchester6200
      @bellawinchester6200 Před 6 lety +4

      It hurts like hell. I'm Portuguese and was on Terceira to visit family. We went to the beach, went swimming, then all of a sudden I feel like I put my whole leg into a fire. It sucked and the beach was closed a little while later for the amount of them in the water.

    • @mieunjung9027
      @mieunjung9027 Před 4 lety

      I get it. I got stung as well, and it felt like fire.

  • @Life_And_Things777
    @Life_And_Things777 Před 9 lety +60

    It's a necromorph basically.

  • @InfiniteUniverse88
    @InfiniteUniverse88 Před 9 lety +23

    So this is what the Romans meant by "here be dragons."

  • @mrxxbrian
    @mrxxbrian Před 11 lety +2

    jellyfishes have got to be the most underrated animal on the planet. some can technically live forever by recycling organs while this fella is a whole colony! thats just cray

  • @NizarNoor
    @NizarNoor Před 6 lety +3

    Can you imagine, you're fated to specialise solely in eating for your entire whole life...

  • @poormanhas
    @poormanhas Před 11 lety +4

    Tentacool, I choose you!

  • @slime3726
    @slime3726 Před 6 lety +7

    I've been stung by one of these, screamed for help through my snorkel whilst being temporarily paralysed, forced into agony absolutely horrible creature I can't explain how much it hurt.

  • @cactuslietuva
    @cactuslietuva Před 10 lety +2

    "man-of-war" was one of the biggest naval war ships back in 18 century. Maybe because of the top that looks like a sail and the buttom tentacles consisted of a lot of deadly poision (cannons) it was cold the man-of-war. Dont you think?

  • @aileenghobadi7233
    @aileenghobadi7233 Před 4 lety +1

    just got stung by a live one in Oahu and it was the WORST pain I have ever experienced in my life. Arm started to feel paralyzed 2 hours after the bite. And the sting areas become welts that showed up again 5 days later. The healing is literally a week long process. So much more respect for the ocean.

  • @nathanieldeleon5755
    @nathanieldeleon5755 Před 10 lety +16

    I was learning about this at school today

    • @rex198
      @rex198 Před 6 lety

      NathanXDeleon wow, remember that?

  • @osamamansoori3117
    @osamamansoori3117 Před 7 lety +17

    had one of these get stuck on my hand and arm up to the elbow and that was the first time I ever thought I was going to die. lol. felt like my heard was on fire or it was going to explode. put gasoline on it and that helped a little.

    • @pr0j3ctmbc24
      @pr0j3ctmbc24 Před 3 lety

      I had the same thing happen a couple of years ago

  • @BiselGuy
    @BiselGuy Před 11 lety +2

    In Portugal we call it "Caravela Portuguesa", literally translated as "Portuguese Caravel", because of the thing in the top of the body that looks like a sail, a name that makes much more sense then "man-of-war" if you ask me...

  • @tobiobitouchiha2445
    @tobiobitouchiha2445 Před 5 lety

    This is why my favorite channel is nat geo wild

  • @rocketman1179
    @rocketman1179 Před 2 lety +1

    That's a whole-lotta NOPE! 😬

  • @justinken38
    @justinken38 Před 11 lety

    that fish got him some bubblegum. lol

  • @matthewdecurzio5934
    @matthewdecurzio5934 Před 9 lety +10

    favorite animal or organism depending on how you look at it

  • @RokeorDie
    @RokeorDie Před 7 lety +2

    These things hurt like hell! Got stung last week

  • @elfboy9012
    @elfboy9012 Před 6 lety +1

    I am 11 when I went to the Canary Islands, Tenerife in specific.I got stung by one worst pain I've ever felt, and hopefully ever will feel

  • @susanagonzalez8366
    @susanagonzalez8366 Před 11 lety

    Wow.. very strange yet , impressive.

  • @Solar000Knigth
    @Solar000Knigth Před 9 lety +10

    Tugas assemble!

  • @nethaye
    @nethaye Před 5 lety +4

    so its kind of a hybrid

  • @jcruth3973
    @jcruth3973 Před 9 lety +5

    These hurt realy bad I was stung by a dead one on the beach so UT was less toxic and less painful than a live one but it still hurt realy bad

    • @fordtindleton6057
      @fordtindleton6057 Před 9 lety +1

      Yes,they hurt really bad I was stung by one and I had to go to the hospital for 3 day before I was released. It is true.#Ouch

  • @juntow9531
    @juntow9531 Před 8 lety +13

    I unlocked dark matter for my Man O War 😋

  • @jamesy12388
    @jamesy12388 Před 11 lety

    Possibly named after the frigate, so more towards 'a dangerous encounter in the sea', as oppose to a single man.

  • @terrytorres7075
    @terrytorres7075 Před 4 lety

    Just spotted two big ones here on the beach in daytona,Florida!!!! The ocean has been mad.. High tide and just aroaring...

  • @sandytarr3794
    @sandytarr3794 Před 6 lety

    I was stung by one of these

  • @vibratingwithmotion2177
    @vibratingwithmotion2177 Před 9 lety +20

    We see these things on the beaches down in Hawaii sometimes, I've seen entire beaches close down because of these little guys floating around near shore. Sometimes they end up in the sand and get burried until they look like little bubbles.

    • @optimisticlol4941
      @optimisticlol4941 Před 8 lety

      They're not that bad

    • @zachharrelson9971
      @zachharrelson9971 Před 8 lety +2

      +Zero Calibur i live on the east coast of america and got stung the other day by something in barely calf deep water, it was murky so i couldn't see what it was, and i never felt anything to cause the sting, just felt an immediate rush of stinging/burning wrapped around my ankle.
      just wondering, what kind of jelly fish that would be? or if theres anything else out in the water capable of something close to what i described

    • @vibratingwithmotion2177
      @vibratingwithmotion2177 Před 8 lety +4

      Zach Harrelson It could very well be a Portuguese Man of War. They show up a lot on the beaches around Florida. After you felt the stinging did you see any red, whip like marks on you leg/ankle?

    • @zachharrelson9971
      @zachharrelson9971 Před 8 lety

      Zero Calibur kinda, but it looked more like a ring around my ankle, i couldn't find any specific marks though and any pain felt the same all round my ankle.
      just the weird part was not feeling a tentacle or anything at all in the water or around my leg, just a sudden burning rush

    • @zs1231
      @zs1231 Před 5 lety

      Take care of yourself... And do not touch them without protective gloves

  • @johny11150
    @johny11150 Před 11 lety

    Yes. Yesterday at the beach tons were washed up and we held them up.

  • @MixexiM
    @MixexiM Před 11 lety

    Whats the guitar song at the start? Sounds awesome.

  • @patriciaroberts8694
    @patriciaroberts8694 Před 2 lety +1

    My mother was strung by one. It was horrible.

  • @btd6moab643
    @btd6moab643 Před 6 lety +6

    Obviously a copy of my perfect species

  • @chenia97
    @chenia97 Před 4 lety

    oh we have lots of these in our beaches here in Portugal, I’ve seen it but usually it’s rare someone’s getting hurt cause we know they dangerous.

  • @Calamity556
    @Calamity556 Před 6 lety +3

    It literally is Legion.

  • @mariferalves
    @mariferalves Před 10 lety +1

    man of war is a kind of ship, so it does make sense :)

  • @SimplyAmazing770
    @SimplyAmazing770 Před 11 lety

    great!!! ")

  • @duraburr9912
    @duraburr9912 Před 6 lety +5

    why are they so pretty?

  • @aratusthebosco
    @aratusthebosco Před 9 lety

    I remember being on a beach after a storm once and thousands of these things had washed up on the sand. Blue sacks on the sad for as far as the eye could see.

  • @chukwuemekalumnwabuzo8324
    @chukwuemekalumnwabuzo8324 Před měsícem

    As the guys was explaining the *zoids* (dont know if I wrote dat correctly😂) I felt like they are cells that think independently but also coexist as A hive mind of some sort

  • @worriedcat1811
    @worriedcat1811 Před 9 lety

    Got a tread from these around my waist while snorkeling, damn thing looked like the lash from a whip a minute later. Beautiful but painful animals.

  • @snorky776
    @snorky776 Před 11 lety

    let the nightmares begin....

  • @heathvincent2841
    @heathvincent2841 Před 7 lety

    Anyone know the guitar melody played towards the start?

  • @QuiteSpiffing
    @QuiteSpiffing Před 11 lety

    Well, a Man-of-War was a powerful warship from the 16th to 19th century that had up to 124 cannons, this animal is named after that for the reason that it is a dangerous animal with lots of weapons.

  • @Vincentcool16
    @Vincentcool16 Před 11 lety

    so this animal is made out of several other animals... whoah!

  • @nickwalker4936
    @nickwalker4936 Před 8 lety +5

    Caught one of these nasties off the coast of Panama City, Florida. My dad didn't know what it was, and thought that after it died it couldn't sting, even though it was still Alive. He tried to sting me with it.

  • @LUXORDAWARAYAN
    @LUXORDAWARAYAN Před 11 lety

    it looks like in the movie war of the worlds the concept of alien machines came from physalia physalis "Portuguese Man-of-War"...

  • @RyanzkieBlue
    @RyanzkieBlue Před 11 lety

    Having a WEIRD feeling w/ this jellyfish. @_@

  • @KinghtofZero00
    @KinghtofZero00 Před 5 lety

    I need to find pictures of the different animals that make up this creature individually

  • @dboyzero
    @dboyzero Před 11 lety

    Wikipedia says that siphonophores exist at the boundary between colonial organisms and true multicellular creatures; but where is the line drawn, exactly? If the zooids are all even developed from a single embryo, what makes them distinct organisms?

  • @camidc7
    @camidc7 Před 6 lety

    My brother was stung by one of these on a snorkeling boat ride day in Mexico.... it was not fun to watch!

  • @neptune1071
    @neptune1071 Před 7 lety

    i bet the fish is like "THE END IS NEAR! ITS NEAR!!!"

    • @7777LORENZO
      @7777LORENZO Před 5 lety

      Cryptic99 poor thing looks like it is absorbed alive . Terrible way to die

  • @cynicalnitro8416
    @cynicalnitro8416 Před 7 lety

    these things seem like super jelly fish

  • @cheekmouse6407
    @cheekmouse6407 Před 5 lety +1

    We get a lot of those in hawaii. 😨

  • @PhirePhlame
    @PhirePhlame Před 6 lety

    These things are so pretty, if a safe distance is kept.

  • @rocketman1179
    @rocketman1179 Před 2 lety

    "Sworms of thousands" sweet baby Jesus, stop this planet & let me off now!

  • @jazmynebreece5638
    @jazmynebreece5638 Před 9 lety

    Ya dey hurt a lot.

  • @Sylvyi
    @Sylvyi Před 10 lety

    I was at Piha and there were thousands of them washed up on the beach!!! Some of them were even alive!!!!

  • @Garl_Vinland
    @Garl_Vinland Před 11 lety

    It was named after a battleship . Because it has a vast crew of different organisms.

  • @kaete5420
    @kaete5420 Před 3 lety

    Cool

  • @ahmadtee3760
    @ahmadtee3760 Před 11 lety

    add to my favorite animals

  • @sumgenjimain2397
    @sumgenjimain2397 Před 6 lety

    i got stung by one it really hurts it feels like you burning being shocked then it feels like flat out like you been stabbed by tiny sharp needles

  • @feralshrew
    @feralshrew Před 11 lety

    A "man-of-war" or "man o' war" was a term for powerful warships during the age of sail.

  • @Annatomova7
    @Annatomova7 Před 7 lety

    Looks like a handmade blown glass ornament

  • @Kasumi8779
    @Kasumi8779 Před 11 lety

    It resembles a ship called the Man'o'war

  • @JC839
    @JC839 Před 11 lety

    man-of-war is an expression for a British Royal Navy powerful warship or frigate. It was a powerhouse in the 16th. So you can guess why its called that

  • @tori4444
    @tori4444 Před 11 lety

    im wondering the same thing... it just seems like every other animal cuz in a way our cells are the same thing as the man of war's colony

  • @ND32817
    @ND32817 Před 10 lety

    Why have I never seen a horror movie based on this creature?

  • @thesp000n7
    @thesp000n7 Před 5 lety

    I GOT STUNG BY ONE

  • @TheSporewow
    @TheSporewow Před 11 lety

    HOW THEY FILM THIS???

  • @Purpl3Wind
    @Purpl3Wind Před 10 lety

    The man-of-war was, in fact, a 18th century ship.

  • @xXChiempwnXx
    @xXChiempwnXx Před 11 lety

    Maybe if you listen closely, that "monster" what you call it has more organisms in it...

  • @arxsyn
    @arxsyn Před 9 lety +1

    Jellies are fascinating. They don't have brains. They seem to straddle between plant and animal worlds. In terms of a food source made up of different organisms and living symbiotically into a huge colony would be kefir curds.... They produce a fermented, sour milk beverage originally from the Caucasus

    • @colemcwilliams7949
      @colemcwilliams7949 Před 9 lety +1

      This is technically not a jellyfish, this is a colonial organism.

    • @Entety303
      @Entety303 Před 9 lety

      McLovin McW It's a siphonefor

  • @Metal4life100
    @Metal4life100 Před 11 lety

    Man-of-War is a boat bro.

  • @agthaog1986
    @agthaog1986 Před 7 lety

    daaaamnnn and i thought jellyfish were dangerous

  • @JakeHunter2010
    @JakeHunter2010 Před 8 lety

    Nature is strange

  • @nikolodeon55
    @nikolodeon55 Před 10 lety

    here's an interesting fact.the jellyfish's name is actually from a ship called Man Of War.you can google it if you want and check out the similarities :)

  • @numnut154
    @numnut154 Před 11 lety

    A one man army lol

  • @edmonte7332
    @edmonte7332 Před 5 lety

    So like a Megazord?

  • @OYJluv
    @OYJluv Před 11 lety

    dont do it LOL

  • @MrHenryOliver
    @MrHenryOliver Před 10 lety

    I hope they battle alongside us (Portugal) if we go to a battle...

  • @PeteLewis1917
    @PeteLewis1917 Před 11 lety +1

    It resembles the band Man-O-War cos they're made up of more than one organism

  • @rowangarel3417
    @rowangarel3417 Před 10 lety

    yeah but be careful

  • @djquiz6425
    @djquiz6425 Před 11 lety

    its like Voltron

  • @jamegumb7298
    @jamegumb7298 Před 11 lety

    Organic Borg aquatic construct.

  • @sarmisthashee7082
    @sarmisthashee7082 Před 5 lety

    It is Physalia sp.

  • @Gagaloopony
    @Gagaloopony Před 6 lety

    My mom got stung by one of these once

  • @suzukicross7820
    @suzukicross7820 Před 9 lety

    questo animale è terrificante
    ma allo stesso tempo mi affascina

  • @cruppthegreat
    @cruppthegreat Před 11 lety

    so let me get this straight... It's not one animal? it's a ton of little animals?!?!?!

  • @jenniferharris6554
    @jenniferharris6554 Před 7 lety

    Hell no, not going to swim in waters where this thing is

    • @noah4463
      @noah4463 Před 7 lety

      Jennifer Harris That would be all of the Caribbean and more lmao

  • @cjoe42
    @cjoe42 Před 11 lety

    most of the time they just go to a zoo or aquarium and get tonnes of footage. The balance of stuff, they look to external sources to get in the wild. There are supposedly people all over the world constantly recording things and Nat Geo or whoever will buy the footage

  • @dangosheexd1824
    @dangosheexd1824 Před 6 lety

    I just want to take a neddle and poke that

  • @hitmanterence4776
    @hitmanterence4776 Před 7 lety

    Playing AC4BF and search for Man-O-War This Showed UP :D

  • @greenbeagle13
    @greenbeagle13 Před 3 lety

    That's pretty dang sad... Just kill your prey, don't kill him SLOWLY... GEESH

  • @MrJackass1237
    @MrJackass1237 Před 10 lety +2

    Portugal is my country xD