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If you happen to see any of these beauties washed ashore at Florida’s beaches, do stay away—these Portuguese man-of-wars, an organism related to jellyfishes, are packed with nasty stings.
What you can do, though, is to examine the man-of-wars from a safe distance, thanks to photographer Aaron Ansarov’s breathtaking up-close photos and videos of its beautiful features.
Ansarov’s photos of these mysterious marine invertebrate, which landed a feature on National Geographic, revealed its fascinating tangle of tentacles in various patterns, sizes, and colors.
Take a look at Ansarov’s work with the Portuguese man-of-wars in the video below, or visit his website for more.
[via Laughing Squid, images by Aaron Ansarov via National Geographic]
If you happen to see any of these beauties washed ashore at Florida’s beaches, do stay away—these Portuguese man-of-wars, an organism related to jellyfishes, are packed with nasty stings.
What you can do, though, is to examine the man-of-wars from a safe distance, thanks to photographer Aaron Ansarov’s breathtaking up-close photos and videos of its beautiful features.
Ansarov’s photos of these mysterious marine invertebrate, which landed a feature on National Geographic, revealed its fascinating tangle of tentacles in various patterns, sizes, and colors.
Take a look at Ansarov’s work with the Portuguese man-of-wars in the video below, or visit his website for more.
[via Laughing Squid, images by Aaron Ansarov via National Geographic]