Portuguese man o' war (Physalia physalis). Also known as the Blue Bottle, Blue Bubble and Portuguese Man-of-War. Venomous, capable of producing a very painful and powerful sting. Found throughout the world. Photo taken off Coffs Harbour, NSW, Australia.
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Portuguese man o' war (Physalia physalis). Also known as the Blue Bottle, Blue Bubble and Portuguese Man-of-War. Venomous, capable of producing a very painful and powerful sting. Found throughout the world. Photo taken off Coffs Harbour, NSW, Australia.
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Portuguese man o' war (Physalia physalis). Also known as the Blue Bottle, Blue Bubble and Portuguese Man-of-War. Venomous, capable of producing a very painful and powerful sting. Found throughout the world. Photo taken off Coffs Harbour, NSW, Australia.
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Portuguese Man o' war (Physalia physalis). Also known as the Blue Bottle, Blue Bubble and Portuguese Man-of-War. Venomous, capable of producing a very painful and powerful sting. Found throughout the world. Photo taken off Coffs Harbour, NSW, Australia.
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Portuguese Man o' war (Physalia physalis). Also known as the Blue Bottle, Blue Bubble and Portuguese Man-of-War. Venomous, capable of producing a very painful and powerful sting. Found throughout the world. Photo taken off Coffs Harbour, NSW, Australia.
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Blubber Jellyfish (Catostylus mosaicus). Also known as Jelly Blubber. Queensland, Australia
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Lions Mane Jellyfish (Cyanea capillata) with juvenile pelagic Fish sheltering around tentacles. Also known as Hair Jelly and Snotty. Stings cause minor skin burn. Eastern Australia
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Jellyfish (soon to be described) with juvenile pelagic Fish sheltering around tentacles. Southern Australia
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Jimble Box Jellyfish or Southern Sea Wasp (Carybdea rastoni). Southern Australia
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Portuguese man o' war (Physalia physalis). Also known as the Blue Bottle, Blue Bubble and Portuguese Man-of-War. Venomous, capable of producing a very painful and powerful sting. Found throughout the world. Photo taken off Coffs Harbour, NSW, Australia.
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Extremely venomous Box Jellyfish (Chironex fleckeri) in feeding mode. Also known as Sea Wasp. Northern Australia
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Extremely venomous Box Jellyfish (Chironex fleckeri) in hunting mode. Also known as Sea Wasp. Northern Australia
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Close detail of extremely venomous Box Jellyfish (Chironex fleckeri) tentacles. Also known as Sea Wasp. Northern Australia
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Extremely venomous Box Jellyfish (Chironex fleckeri). Also known as Sea Wasp. Northern Australia
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Jellyfish (Phyllorhiza peronlesueuri) amongst stromatolites (unique humps of single celled Blue-green Algae). Hamelin Pool, Western Australia.
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Blubber Jellyfish (Catostylus mosaicus) with captured Shrimp in stinging tentacles. Also known as Jelly Blubber. Queensland, Australia
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Moon Jellyfish (Aurelia aurita). Southern Australia
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Blubber Jellyfish (Catostylus mosaicus) with captured Shrimp in stinging tentacles. Also known as Jelly Blubber. Queensland, Australia
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Comb Jellyfish (Leucothea sp.). Southern Australia
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Juvenile Fish with Jellyfish (Chrysaora southcotti). Southern Australia
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Extremely venomous Box Jellyfish (Chironex fleckeri) in hunting mode. Also known as Sea Wasp. Northern Australia
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Jimble Box Jellyfish (Carybdea rastoni). Also known as Sea Wasp. Southern Australia
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Extremely venomous Box Jellyfish (Chironex fleckeri). Also known as Sea Wasp. Northern Australia
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Extremely venomous Box Jellyfish (Chironex fleckeri). Also known as Sea Wasp. Northern Australia
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Extremely venomous Box Jellyfish (Chironex fleckeri). Also known as Sea Wasp. Northern Australia
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Extremely venomous Box Jellyfish (Chironex fleckeri). Also known as Sea Wasp. Northern Australia
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Upside-down Jellyfish (Cassiopea sp.). North Queensland Australia
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Jellyfish (Pseudorhiza haeckeli). Southern Australia
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By-the-wind Sailor (Velella velella). Coffs Harbour, New South Wales Australia
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Venus Girdle Comb Jelly (Cestum veneris). Also known as Cestid Comb Jelly. Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific. Photo taken off Tasmania, Australia
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Upside-down Jellyfish (Cassiopeia andromeda). Unlike other jellyfish that hunt for food, this jellyfish depends on unicellular algae, zooxanthellae, for nutrition. The jellyfish sits upside down so the algae absorbs sunlight. Great Barrier Reef, Australia
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Warehou (Seriolella brama) - juvenile sheltering amongst the tentacles of Moon Jellyfish (Aurelia aurita). Tasmania, Australia
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Warehou (Seriolella brama) - juvenile sheltering amongst the tentacles of Moon Jellyfish (Aurelia aurita). Tasmania, Australia
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Box Jellyfish safety swimming net. Swimmers swim in safety within the net enclosure, free of Box Jellyfish which are unable to penetrate the net. Port Douglas, North Queensland, Australia
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First Aid and dangerous Jellyfish warning sign erected on tropical beach. Port Douglas, North Queensland, Australia
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Dangerous Jellyfish warning sign erected on tropical beach. Port Douglas, North Queensland, Australia
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Portuguese Man-of-War (Physalia physalis). Also known as the Blue Bottle, Blue Bubble, Man o'War and Portuguese Man-of-War. Venomous - capable of producing a very painful, powerful sting. Eastern Australia
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Portuguese man o' war (Physalia physalis). Also known as the Blue Bottle, Blue Bubble and Portuguese Man-of-War. Venomous, capable of producing a very painful and powerful sting. Found throughout the world. Photo taken off Coffs Harbour, NSW, Australia.
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Jellyfish (Chrysaora sp.) and juvenile Fish (possibly: Seriolella brama), sheltering near the jellyfish for protection from open water predators. Photo taken at Solitary Islands, Coffs Harbour, NSW, Australia
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Jellyfish (Chrysaora sp.) and juvenile Fish (possibly: Seriolella brama), sheltering near the jellyfish for protection from open water predators. Photo taken at Solitary Islands, Coffs Harbour, NSW, Australia
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Jimble Box Jellyfish (Carybdea rastoni). Also known as Sea Wasp. Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific. Photo taken off Tasmania, Australia
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Upside Down Jellyfish (Cassiopea sp.). Unlike other jellyfish that hunt for food, this jellyfish depends on unicellular algae, zooxanthellae, for nutrition. The jellyfish sits upside down so the algae absorbs sunlight. Anilao, Philippines. Coral Triangle.
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Jellyfish (Chrysaora sp.). Found in Port Phillip Bay, Vic, to Gulf St Vincent, SA. Photo was taken in Port Phillip Bay, Vic, Australia.
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Irukandji Jellyfish (possibly: Alatina mordens). This is a dangerous jellyfish, with a bell length around 10cm long. It has been sighted on the outer Great Barrier Reef, Australia, and Papua New Guinea. Milne bay, Papua New Guinea. Coral Triangle.
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Irukandji Jellyfish (possibly: Alatina mordens). This is a dangerous jellyfish, with a bell length around 10cm long. It has been sighted on the outer Great Barrier Reef, Australia, and Papua New Guinea. Milne bay, Papua New Guinea. Coral Triangle.
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Jellyfish (possibly: Pelagia noctiluca). This jellyfish is found on the Great Barrier Reef and Queensland coast, also Papua New Guinea. Photo was taken at Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea. Within the Coral Triangle.
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Upside-down Jellyfish (Cassiopeia andromeda). Unlike other jellyfish that hunt for food, this jellyfish depends on unicellular algae, zooxanthellae, for nutrition. The jellyfish sits upside down so the algae absorbs sunlight. Great Barrier Reef, Australia
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Diver observing a Comb Jelly (Leucothea sp.). Found in southern Australia in Vic to central NSW and around Tas. Photo was taken at Bicheno, Tasmania, Australia.
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