tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109157903763444447.post4704846949063769024..comments2023-10-18T12:55:50.552+00:00Comments on At Flores in the Azores: Portuguese Man o' WarNeil Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15567487892239196569noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109157903763444447.post-86653663417533048552009-05-08T14:22:00.000+00:002009-05-08T14:22:00.000+00:00Why Portuguese Man o' War? According to Wikipedia...Why Portuguese Man o' War? According to Wikipedia, "The common name [for Physalia physalis] comes from a Portuguese war ship type of the 15th and 16th century, the man-of-war (named caravela-portuguesa in Portuguese, caravel), which had triangular sails similar in outline to the bladder of the Portuguese Man O' War." The blurb goes on to explain that it "is not a single animal, but rather a siphonophore – a colony of four kinds of minute, highly modified individuals, which are specialized polyps and medusoids." Who'da thunk it?<br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portuguese_man_o%27_warKathiehttp://www.inolongerlikechocolates.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109157903763444447.post-85402141064823515382009-05-08T03:26:00.000+00:002009-05-08T03:26:00.000+00:00I regularly look at your older posts. But I wash m...I regularly look at your older posts. But I wash my hands afterwards.Neil Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15567487892239196569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109157903763444447.post-5776332042637091082009-05-07T17:19:00.000+00:002009-05-07T17:19:00.000+00:00Dear Ed, It's actually considered good manners in ...Dear Ed, It's actually considered good manners in blog-land to add links to your favourite blogs on a prominent position such as your home page, where daily visitors will see it before it slips over into blog oblivion known as "older posts". Enjoying your blog. It's making me very competitive!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com