Siphonophores are often hunted sea turtles or large fish. However, some species can use their stinging tentacles to defend themselves against these predators. These creatures are also hunted by ...

A colonial siphonophore: several swimming bells surround red and yellow feeding tenticles. Grows to 1.5 cm. From the Danish Galathea 3 expedition off Broome in Northwestern Australia, November 2006.

Complex stinging batteries arise on side branches of each tentacle, and these contain a very large number of nematocysts which immobilize the prey. The gastrozooid mouth then engulfs the prey and ...

These cnidarians are famous for their stinging abilities. The intensity of the sting varies by species ... For example, the famous Portuguese man o’ war is part of the class Hydrozoa but is known as a ...

It’s immune to the stinging cells of the highly dangerous (to humans at least) jellyfish, the Portuguese man-of-war, which it uses to its advantage by yanking the siphonophore’s tentacles off ...

Name: Siphonophores (Siphonophora) Where they live: All oceans What they eat: Small crustaceans, copepods and fish Why they're awesome: The largest animal on Earth is thought to be the blue whale ...

Not only is it not a jellyfish, it's not even an "it," but a "they." The Portuguese man-of-war is a siphonophore, an animal made up of a colony of organisms working together. The man-of-war ...

Currently, health supplements made from stinging nettle root are gaining attention due to their probable health advantages. Historically, the stinging nettle plant has served as a natural ...

Barack Obama took aim at Donald Trump's competence and labeled his persona as 'all-pretend-tough-guy' during an Arizona rally. The former president mocked Trump's recent town hall appearance in ...