Portuguese Man-of-War | World's Weirdest

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]

This is why I have my own pool

[@peanutbutterboyman332]

Cablelinenetwork I'm too poor to buy a house with a pool.

[@tobiobitouchiha2445]

Lol

[@death2sion333]

This is another reason I don’t swim in the ocean

[@lucasdavis1964]

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

[@mariananesi3963]

Lucas Davis 😂😂😂😂😂

[@Omidion]

you'd enjoy Subnautica

[@HansenSWE]

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.

[@raptor_dude9622]

Hehe, I get the joke. Viva Portugal!

[@nicktovey2809]

Herr Hansen nice joke

[@sombra1412]

brah napoleon troops came and took it all

[@hanssteyr3621]

MY BOATS

[@south1133]

Damn nature you scary

[@choosnau]

LOL

[@illeatyochildren6673]

God dammit someone already said that!

[@allegraslife434]

No

[@praneelmajumdar472]

Nature : no u

[@brnleague99]

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]

Not even funny

[@hung9839]

It's amusing and cute, lighten up

[@aajajajhhhg2721]

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

[@Mooffgamesgamer]

Aajajaj Hhhg *not jellyfish

[@theimmortalcadaver6300]

The is OUTRAGEOUS!!! 🤣😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣😂🤣🤣

[@thespianxx]

I still felt bad for that poor fishy :c

[@Life_And_Things777]

It's a necromorph basically.

[@Sara3346]

Not really, they don't take over other creatures bodies.

[@ethanbaker685]

They are siphonophores

[@turgidbanana]

No.

[@aajajajhhhg2721]

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!

[@slime3726]

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.

[@osamabinladen824]

Same here!

[@NizarNoor]

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

[@ham8465]

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

[@rogertully8571]

How does it feel to be stung by one?

[@saulthechicanootaku]

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

[@cosmicrows]

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]

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]

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

[@mrxxbrian]

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

[@cactuslietuva]

"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?

[@nathanieldeleon5755]

I was learning about this at school today

[@rex198]

NathanXDeleon wow, remember that?

[@BiselGuy]

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...

[@aimanharithrizalhadi7715]

Fascinating

[@poormanhas]

Tentacool, I choose you!

[@osamamansoori3117]

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]

I had the same thing happen a couple of years ago

[@jcruth3973]

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]

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

[@jamesy12388]

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

[@juntow9531]

I unlocked dark matter for my Man O War 😋

[@joshua_forrest]

That's a whole-lotta NOPE! 😬

[@RokeorDie]

These things hurt like hell! Got stung last week

[@JaydenJaguarKingOfTheJungle]

Dang you must be a survival

[@Solar000Knigth]

Tugas assemble!

[@patriciaroberts8694]

My mother was strung by one. It was horrible.

[@nethaye]

so its kind of a hybrid

[@justinken38]

that fish got him some bubblegum. lol

[@btd6moab643]

Obviously a copy of my perfect species

[@noone-ji2ik]

We are a lot cooler the u

[@nickwalker4936]

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.

[@johny11150]

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

[@joshua_forrest]

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

[@duraburr9912]

why are they so pretty?

[@QuiteSpiffing]

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.

[@xXChiempwnXx]

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

[@Calamity556]

It literally is Legion.

[@neptune1071]

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

[@7777LORENZO]

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

[@Golla_Street]

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

[@greenbeagle13]

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

[@snorky776]

let the nightmares begin....

[@chenia97]

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.

[@susanagonzalez8366]

Wow.. very strange yet , impressive.

[@neuronoc.7343]

Imagine if people could become colonies.

[@camidc7]

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

[@KinghtofZero00]

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

[@aratusthebosco]

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]

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

[@thesp000n7]

I GOT STUNG BY ONE

[@feralshrew]

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

[@Sylvyi]

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

[@PhirePhlame]

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

[@gigakoresh]

That's an army,not a man, who was the ignorant soul who gave this monster such a name?!

[@JC839]

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

[@ND32817]

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

[@tori4444]

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

[@Purpl3Wind]

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

[@cynicalnitro8416]

these things seem like super jelly fish

[@MixexiM]

Whats the guitar song at the start? Sounds awesome.

[@jazmynebreece5638]

Ya dey hurt a lot.

[@numnut154]

A one man army lol

[@Annatomova7]

Looks like a handmade blown glass ornament

[@jamegumb7298]

Organic Borg aquatic construct.

[@cjoe42]

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

[@PeteLewis1917]

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

[@jenniferharris6554]

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

[@noah4463]

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

[@Gagaloopony]

My mom got stung by one of these once

[@edmonte7332]

So like a Megazord?

[@kaete5420]

Cool

[@agthaog1986]

daaaamnnn and i thought jellyfish were dangerous

[@JakeHunter2010]

Nature is strange

[@MrJackass1237]

Portugal is my country xD

[@skinnysnorlax9293]

Man of war? More like men of war

[@fractitos]

Someone that doesn’t know how to translate. Her name is Caravela Portuguesa (it’s a ship with sails that look like her). it´s like what happened with killer whales, their name should be whale killer.

[@MrHenryOliver]

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

[@rowangarel3417]

yeah but be careful

[@OYJluv]

dont do it LOL

[@dangosheexd1824]

I just want to take a neddle and poke that

[@epdelavega]

Who is voicing over these videos? ❤️❤️❤️

[@heathvincent2841]

Anyone know the guitar melody played towards the start?

[@juliagiovinazzo1621]

It was blue

[@TheSporewow]

HOW THEY FILM THIS???

[@illeatyochildren6673]

Nature scary

[@Kasumi8779]

It resembles a ship called the Man'o'war

[@jakewiley7291]

is it a jellyfish?

[@aputoy9627]

nope, its a syphonophore

[@suzukicross7820]

questo animale è terrificante ma allo stesso tempo mi affascina

[@Fruitarian.]

so how do they reproduce?

[@ipadman123]

asexually by budding

[@BrightonAndStatus]

man-o-war were warships built by colonial European empires...

[@dylanhogan8505]

I'm here cause I was watching vids from the man o war gun from bo3

[@hitmanterence4776]

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

[@fordtindleton6057]

I got stung by one I do not fell bad cause that fucking hurt!!!!!😲

[@MrKlipstar]

I`m a Portuguese Man of War,just tell me,what`s new in the Western Front? Lol

[@pickenchuffs5899]

My sister got stung by one

[@couchpatato384]

These fucking things are alien spacecraft! It all makes sense now.

[@nnftgmac2082]

why world's weirdest and not world's deadliest?

[@josesuarez7484]

People rarely die of these things, because even with the severe pain (which they say feels like red-hot barbed wire slashed across your leg) they can still swim away and get onto land. On top of that, the adrenaline helps them get to safety and the screaming makes it so everyone nearby knows what's happening so they might try to help. Plus the cure is simple: vodka, vinegar, or, if there is nothing else, pee can help neutralize the venom, which is still not as deadly to fully grown humans as it is to those small fish. In large creatures like us, the Man of War's venom mostly just causes extreme pain, making for a very effective defense.

[@nnftgmac2082]

Jose Suarez ok.

[@mollybrown8361]

I’ll be in charge of floating

[@vanshikasrivastavasweetpyr6040]

scary

[@eggplantparrot]

is it ok to touch the gas bladder thing that looks blue?

[@damofrizz5570]

only 40 000 veiws average for these vids;?? bet you if it were an alien it would get lots more attention, this shit is facinating

[@KRIMZONMEKANISM]

man-of-war is the name of certain type of ship used during the Great DIscoveries of the Americas in the XVI/XVII centuries :D this creature was named like this because it resembles that ship and dwells in the shores of Portugal, mainly Lisbon i believe, oh, and the guy wasn't lying, they do travel in groups, last time i was on a boat i saw nearly thousands of them floating. by the way, i'm portuguese so trust me on this one :)

[@lizzyoconnell2386]

beautiful but deadly and 1:11 those are very pretty

[@OutdoorUndSo]

Same here in Germany.

[@heresthadude1080]

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