New jellyfish just dropped #Japanese #ManOWar #Physalia

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Researchers in Japan Discover New Jellyfish Species Deserving of a Samurai Warrior Name Researchers at Tohoku University named this venomous creature Physalia mikazuki, after the crescent moon helmet worn by Sendai's feudal lord Date Masamune.

Japan's Samurai jellyfish Physalia Utriculus [via AIMEC] 🧪🥼🗾🎌🌊

"discovered a new species of the venomous #Physalia (commonly known as Portuguese man-of-war) that has never been seen before in northeast #Japan."

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Today, a cautious encounter with a physalia.
#physalia #photography
#beautyofnature
#physalie

From this day forward the Portuguese Man ‘O War shall be known as the Pork Roll and Cheese Jersey Mom of War. Butter that hard roll. Get on renaming it Google!
#PortugueseManOfWar #NewJersey #PorkRoll #TaylorHam #HardRoll #mom #food #GoodMorning #ocean #beach #jellyfish #hydrozoan #Physalia