Siphonophores make the worst feather boas.

Siphonophores like this Apolemia lanosa, are made up of many parts. Some parts swim, some protect, others sport stinging tentacles to capture prey.⁠

Learn about a fish-eating siphonophre: https://t.co/kKUyQ0wf7E

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magpies cephalophore commission for

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Yesterday we saw this beauty, a Portuguese man o' war (Physalia Physalis). Despite its appearance, this is not a true jellyfish but a siphonophore, which is not a single multicellular organism, but a colonial organism made up of many specialized animals living in symbiosis.

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See that bill? Perfect for scooping up & eating... jellyfish & ctenophores?! Yep - they're predators of the "jelly web"! (close up shot by M. Johns/USFWS CC-BY-NC 4.0)

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Encore un très cool ce soir chez :)
Mes participations pour les 2 thèmes :
1/ Cochon, Araignée, Phosphorescent (4 jours)
2/ Chevalier, Dragon, Ovipositor (45 minutes)
Vivement le prochain !

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Mes dessins pour du Globidessin ce vendredi soir :
- 1er, ~8h, thèmes : Cochon, Araignée, Phosphorescent
- 2nd, ~35min, thèmes : Dragon, Chevalier, Ovipositor


Tous mes Globidessins : https://t.co/pugfdqz1Ex

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Une icône est née pendant le de , Merci à Curtip pour ce magnifique phosphorescent ! ^^

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When a siphonophore swims up your peepee

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