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Single individual. Only one seen on survey.
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Single individual. Only one seen on survey.
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Single individual. Only one seen on survey.
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Single individual. Only one seen on survey.
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Bluebottle. Portuguese man-of-war. Float 100mm, big.
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Blue bottle on beach.
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Blue bottle on beach.
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Blue bottle on beach.
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Blue bottle on beach.
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Something blue and goey looking spread on rocks, similar colour to bluebottle jelly fish which were also present.
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Sort of looks like a bluebottle jellyfish, teardrop shaped balloon with blue mass attached. See also 976917
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Sort of looks like a bluebottle jellyfish, teardrop shaped balloon with blue mass attached. See also 976917
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Bluebottle jellyfish washed up on rocks.
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On beach at high tide
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Abundant in the drift in places.
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Abundant in the drift in places.
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I observed a few Portuguese Man-War, Physalia physalis, that washed on the beach near Port Aransas, Texas. It was a windy day, but not more so than the usual. These colonial animals often wash on the beach, especially when the winds are strong. I looked for the Purple Snail, Janthina janthina, or its relatives, which are parasites on P. physalis, but I could not find any that day.
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I observed a few Portuguese Man-War, Physalia physalis, that washed on the beach near Port Aransas, Texas. It was a windy day, but not more so than the usual. These colonial animals often wash on the beach, especially when the winds are strong. I looked for the Purple Snail, Janthina janthina, or its relatives, which are parasites on P. physalis, but I could not find any that day.
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I observed a few Portuguese Man-War, Physalia physalis, that washed on the beach near Port Aransas, Texas. It was a windy day, but not more so than the usual. These colonial animals often wash on the beach, especially when the winds are strong. I looked for the Purple Snail, Janthina janthina, or its relatives, which are parasites on P. physalis, but I could not find any that day.
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I observed a few Portuguese Man-War, Physalia physalis, that washed on the beach near Port Aransas, Texas. It was a windy day, but not more so than the usual. These colonial animals often wash on the beach, especially when the winds are strong. I looked for the Purple Snail, Janthina janthina, or its relatives, which are parasites on P. physalis, but I could not find any that day.
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I observed a few Portuguese Man-War, Physalia physalis, that washed on the beach near Port Aransas, Texas. It was a windy day, but not more so than the usual. These colonial animals often wash on the beach, especially when the winds are strong. I looked for the Purple Snail, Janthina janthina, or its relatives, which are parasites on P. physalis, but I could not find any that day.
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Probably wrong here, not sure what would be in nz waters. Thousands of these washed up on the beach after / during storm surge, all tiny, finger sized.