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Portuguese Man-of-War (Physalia physalis)
pelagic siphonophore floats on the surface by means of a gas-filled, balloonlike float that changes shape to catch the prevailing wind. In Australia it is also known as a 'bluebottle'

Portuguese Man-of-War (Physalia physalis) pelagic siphonophore floats on the surface by means of a gas-filled, balloonlike float that changes shape to catch the prevailing wind. In Australia it is also known as a 'bluebottle' stinger jellyfish beach

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Portuguese Man-of-War (Physalia physalis)
pelagic siphonophore floats on the surface by means of a gas-filled, balloonlike float that changes shape to catch the prevailing wind. In Australia it is also known as a 'bluebottle'
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Filename:iil-ian-aj-0141.jpg
Album name:AdrianJ / Fauna / Aquatic Invertebrates / General
Rating (3 votes):
Keywords:stinger jellyfish beach
Photographer's Name:Adrian Jones
Photographer's Company:IAN, UMCES
Date Photo was taken (MM/DD/YYYY):12/29/2003
Media Type (Photo, Satellite Image, Vector Graphic, Map, Animation, Video):Photo
File Size:5056 KB
Date added:Aug 08, 2006
Dimensions:3072 x 2048 pixels
Displayed:384 times
Downloaded:7 times
Image Description:pelagic siphonophore floats on the surface by means of a gas-filled, balloonlike float that changes shape to catch the prevailing wind. In Australia it is also known as a 'bluebottle'
Color Space:Uncalibrated
Date Time:2006:08:08 15:04:05
DateTime Original:2003:12:30 15:48:02
DateTime digitized:2003:12:30 15:48:02
Exif Image Height:2048 pixels
Exif Image Width:3072 pixels
Exif Offset:540
Exif Version:version 2.21
Exposure Bias:0 EV
Exposure Program:Program
Exposure Time:1/350 sec
FNumber:f 6.7
Flash:No Flash
Focal length:270 mm
ISO:100
Make:Canon
Max Aperture:f 5.6
Metering Mode:Multi-Segment
Model:Canon EOS 10D
Orientation:Normal (O deg)
Resolution Unit:Inch
Software:Adobe Photoshop CS2 Windows
X Resolution:300
Y Resolution:300
IPTC Title:Portuguese Man-of-War (Physalia physalis)
IPTC Copyright:Copyright to the photographer. Free for any use if appropriate credit is reproduced with the image.
IPTC Keywords:stinger jellyfish beach
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URL:http://ian.umces.edu/imagelibrary/displayimage-1076.html
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