Portuguese+Man+Of+War

=Portuguese Man-of-War=

Introduction
== CHARACTERISTICS: 8 to 10 in. long. Gas filled body. Tentacles can be up to 40 feet long. COLOR: Purplish-Blue USUAL SIZE: Float to 2 inches; Tentacles to 30 feet LOCATION: Windward beaches during trade winds; Leeward beaches during kona winds TREATMENT STING: Pluck off; Rinse; Ice for pain SCIENTIFIC NAME: Physalia Physalis ORIGIN: Portugal CURRENT LOCATION: Equator COMMON NAME: Man Of War

Sea turtles eat the Man Of War. Nets and signs warn the beach people they also use traps. Cold climates can kill them also being a warm water loving "jellyfish".

Control
References: 1. http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/invertebrates/portuguese-man-of-war/ 2. http://www.aloha.com/~lifeguards/portugue.html 3. http://bioweb.uwlax.edu/bio203/s2008/niemi_riss/ 4. http://www.key-biscayne.com/beach_park/facts/manowar.shtml