The Interesting Man Or War - Blue Bottle Jellyfish
Jellyfishes are most remarkable creatures and probably every person has at least once seen one
, no matter if he saw it live or just on a picture. Everyone who has seen a jellyfish can confirm that the jellyfishes are some of the most amazing sea creatures. And jellyfishes are not only beautiful, but also very strange and interesting creatures. It's a wide known fact that their body is made out of 10% jelly substance and 90% water. This is from where the name "jellyfish" comes from. This Is why jellyfishes not only possess good looks, but also an unique anatomy which may interest even the most experienced biologists. However most of you probably want to enjoy the outside beauty of the jellyfish. For those of you we can show you the Blue bottle jellyfish that is maybe most interesting and beautiful jellyfish.
If you a see a jellyfish which is shaped like a bottle when on the beach and if it is blue then you are probably staring at a Blue bottle jellyfish. However this isn't the only name of that jellyfish. The Blue bottle jellyfish term is used most in the areas of New Zealand and Australia and for the other part of Earth's population the jellyfish is called the Portuguese Man o' War because of the resemblance with a battleship which the Portuguese sailed on in the past. However the Blue bottle jellyfish doesn't only have an astonishing outside look, it is one of not so many jellyfishes which are not monolith organisms, but they actually consist of a number of smaller organisms named zooids.
The Blue bottle jellyfish feeds with small fish, plankton and almost all of the small creatures which inhabit oceans and seas. Another interesting thing about the Blue bottle jellyfish is the way it captures its prey and then imprisons it. The Blue bottle jellyfish envelops its prey using tentacles which glue to the target and then injects toxins into the prey which paralyze it making in unable to fight back. However a small number of jellyfishes use their arms and tentacles to capture their prey like that. The reason why the Blue bottle jellyfish is able to do that is because its tentacles are dotted with small, but sharp barbed hooks which pierce the target and stick to it.
The Blue bottle jellyfish isn't considered a mortal threat to humans since there haven't been any accidents in which a person has died due to a sting from a Blue bottle jellyfish. However if you get stung by a Portuguese Man o' War you should try to wash the stung place without touching and use ice to relieve the pain which will be quite strong. You should quickly seek intervention from a doctor who will most likely take extra measures to stop the spread of the venom as quickly as possible and relieve the pain as much as he can.
The way the Blue bottle jellyfish moves is also very interesting. Instead like most of the jellyfishes which move with their tentacles the Portuguese Man o' War lives mainly on the surface of the ocean meaning that its top is on the surface and the tentacles are underwater. But if it is in danger of an attack it can quickly deflate its "cap" and submerge. It doesn't move on its own instead it uses tides, wind and sea currents. Blue bottle fishes inhabit mainly the ocean around Australia and New Zealand, but they can also be seen else in the world.