Portuguese man o' war
The Portuguese man o' war looks like a jellyfish, but it is actually a colony of many tiny linked animals that work together as one. It drifts on the surface of the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific oceans, and its long tentacles sting prey. Its sting is painful to people, and in some cases it can kill them.1

Bí o ṣe lè dá a mọ̀
- A gas-filled bladder called the pneumatophore floats on the surface and acts as a sail.1
- Long tentacles, which can reach over 30 m, hang below the surface.1
- The float can be up to 30 cm long, 13 cm wide and 15 cm tall.1
- Groups can be large, sometimes over 1,000 animals.1
- The sail may be left- or right-handed, depending on the way the wind catches it.1
A sábà máa ń ṣì í mọ̀ sí: It superficially resembles a jellyfish, but it is a siphonophore, a colonial animal made of many smaller units called zooids.1
Agbára oró
Ẹgbẹẹgbẹ̀rún sẹ́ẹ̀lì ìtani kékeré máa ń ta jáde nígbà tí nǹkan bá fọwọ́ kàn wọ́n.
Kí ni oró rẹ̀ máa ń ṣe?
Its tentacles carry nematocysts, tiny coiled, thread-like stingers that inject venom on contact. The venom can paralyse small fish and other prey. The sting is powerful enough to kill fish, crustaceans and, in some cases, humans.1
Báwo ló ṣe léwu tó fún ènìyàn?
Ewu fún ènìyàn: Ó le gan-anÌtani nílò dókítà. Ikú kò wọ́pọ̀ rárá.Its stings are painful and it is well known to beachgoers. In some cases the sting can kill humans. Large groups can also reduce fish populations and damage fishing supplies.1
Kí ni ó máa ń ṣe nígbà tí ẹ̀rù bá bà á?
When attacked at the surface, it can deflate its pneumatophore and temporarily submerge.1
Bí ó bá ta ni
- Jáde kúrò nínú omi kí o sì yọ gbogbo okùn-ọwọ́ rẹ̀ (tentacles) kúrò (pẹ̀lú ìbọ̀wọ́ tàbí aṣọ).
- Fún box jellyfish ilẹ̀ olóoru: da ọtí kíkan (vinegar) sí ibi tí ó ti ta ni fún ó kéré tán ìṣẹ́jú-àáyá 30, pe fún ìrànlọ́wọ́ kí o sì múra láti ṣe CPR (ìmúsọjí ọkàn àti èémí). Fún bluebottles àti ọ̀pọ̀ àwọn yòókù: fi omi òkun fọ̀ ọ́, lẹ́yìn náà omi gbígbóná fún ìrora náà.
Máa kọ́kọ́ pe nọ́ńbà pàjáwìrì rẹ nígbà gbogbo (112, 000, 911). Èyí jẹ́ ìtọ́sọ́nà ìtọ́jú àkọ́kọ́ gbogbogbò, kì í ṣe ìmọ̀ràn ìṣègùn. Ìpìlẹ̀ ìtọ́jú àkọ́kọ́
Wà láìléwu
- Má ṣe fọwọ́ kan, mú tàbí yọ ẹranko igbó lẹ́nu láéláé, kódà bí ó bá kéré, kódà bí ó bá dà bí ẹni pé ó ń sùn tàbí ó ti kú.
- Fún un ní àyè. Bí o bá pàdé ọ̀kan, farabalẹ̀, sẹ́yìn díẹ̀díẹ̀ kí o sì jẹ́ kí ó máa bá ọ̀nà rẹ̀ lọ.
- Bí ọ̀kan bá ta ọ́: farabalẹ̀, má ṣe mira, pe nọ́ńbà pàjáwìrì rẹ (112, 000, 911) tàbí lọ sí ilé ìwòsàn kíákíá. Rántí bí ó ṣe rí, fọ́tò máa ń ṣèrànwọ́.
Kò wá ọ kiri láti ṣe ọ́ léṣe. Ó ń lo oró rẹ̀ láti mú oúnjẹ tàbí láti dáàbò bo ara rẹ̀, ó sì fẹ́ràn láti farapamọ́ jù. Sí i nípa wíwà láìléwu
Níbo ní ayé?
Báwo ló ṣe tóbi tó?
Báwo ló ṣe gùn tó?
ó gùn tó bíríkì ìṣeré 5 tí a tò sí ìlà kan
lè lúwẹ̀ẹ́ gígùn adágún ìwẹ̀ ńlá (50 m) ní ìṣẹ́jú-àáyá 180Báwo ni Portuguese man o' war ṣe tóbi tó tí a bá fi wé ÌWỌ?
Ìṣirò nìkan nínú bráwúsà rẹ. A kò fi ohunkóhun pamọ́, a kò sì fi ránṣẹ́ sí ibikíbi.
Báwo ló ṣe yára tó?
Òtítọ́
It is not a single animal. It is a colony of zooids, all genetically identical, that work together like organs in one body.1
The blanket octopus is immune to its venom and uses broken tentacles as weapons.1
Its float can produce carbon monoxide, which makes up as much as 13% of the gas inside it.1
The loggerhead sea turtle eats it regularly, because its thick skin protects it from the stings.1
The man-of-war fish can live among its tentacles and feeds on them, while avoiding being stung.1
Olùfọ́ àròsọ
Àròsọ: It is a jellyfish.
Òtítọ́: It only looks like a jellyfish. It is a siphonophore, a colony of many linked zooids.1
Fún àwọn amòye oró
- Orúkọ sáyẹ́ǹsì
- Physalia physalis
- Ẹgbẹ́
- Jellyfish àti àwọn ẹ̀dá òkun tó ń ta ni
- Ìdílé
- Physaliidae2
- Ètò
- Siphonophorae
- Àwọn kọ́ńtínẹ́ńtì
- Òkun Àtìláńtíìkì, Òkun Pàsífíìkì, Òkun Íńdíà, Òkun Mẹditaréníà, Òkun Káríbíànù, Ìyawọlẹ̀ Òkun Mẹ́síkò, Àwọn òkun ńlá
- Àwọn ọmọ
- Each colony is either male or female, and eggs or sperm are released into the water, where a fertilised egg develops into a planula (a free-swimming larva) that grows into a new colony.1
- Ewu fún ènìyàn
- 3 / 5: Ó le gan-an3
Ibi tí àwọn òtítọ́ ti wá
- Portuguese man o' war (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Physalia physalis (iNaturalist): orúkọ àti ìpínsísọ̀rí.
- Venom Wiki: ìpele ewu, ìtóbi déédé àti àfojúbù ìyára jẹ́ tiwa. Wo bí a ṣe ń ṣírò wọn: Bí a ṣe ń díwọ̀n ewu.
Gbogbo òtítọ́ ojú-ìwé yìí ní nọ́ńbà tó tọ́ka sí orísun rẹ̀. Bí a bá ṣe àṣìṣe, má bínú, olólùfẹ́ ẹranko ni wá, kì í ṣe ìwé ìròyìn sáyẹ́ǹsì. Sọ fún wa ní [email protected] a ó sì tún un ṣe.
Okùn-ọwọ́ tó ń ta ni (tentacles)

