Genetic analysis reveals bluebottles are actually four distinct species, overturning two centuries of scientific belief.

While bluebottles are highly poisonous, understanding Portuguese Man O’ War biodiversity helps protect beachgoers and surfers ...

The well-known Portuguese man o’ war — Physalia physalis — may look like a jellyfish, but it’s actually a siphonophore, or a ...

While most people might mistakenly call a Portuguese man o' war a jellyfish, the species is actually a siphonophore, which is ...

Long believed to be a single, globally distributed species drifting freely across the open ocean, the bluebottle—also known ...

It’s a natural assumption—and a fair one at that—that every living creature roaming, swimming, or crawling across the Earth must have a brain. After all, the brain is what allows us to make ...

A Portuguese man o’ war is actually a siphonophore, which is a collection or colony of individual organisms. Siphonophores are closely related to jellyfish, but they aren’t the same.

A Portuguese man o’ war is actually a siphonophore, which is a collection or colony of individual organisms. Siphonophores are closely related to jellyfish, but they aren’t the same.

Glaucus atlanticus, or "blue dragon," washed ashore on Mustang Island, Texas. On a beach vacation, a venomous sea slug probably isn't high on your must-see list. That's exactly what San Antonio ...

The Portuguese man-of-war is a siphonophore, which means many individual polyps work together to as a single unit, according to information from Texas A&M Galveston Campus. Advertisement Article ...

A siphonophore is comprised of a colony of specialized, genetically identical individuals called zooids — clones — with various forms and functions, all working together as one, making it a ...