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Hottie without a body (mander.xyz)
submitted 19 hours ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] 67 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

I was today years old when I learned they aren't jellyfish... Well, guess I am one of the lucky 10k

To anyone else that only now learned that: they are actually quite interesting, and colonial organisms of a group called Siphonophorae.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

I've never even heard of this animal in the first place. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portuguese_man_o%27_war

[–] [email protected] 28 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 12 hours ago

This image is great.

[–] [email protected] 34 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) (1 children)

I’m 99% sure that’s a picture of a blue bottle, not sure what a man o war is.

Edit: Well today I learned that what we call “bluebottles” in Aotearoa and Australia is called “Man of War” in the US.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

What a hilarious name to give it. Granted 'Man-o-war' is also very funny for a thing that mostly just floats around and stings you if you swim into it.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Named after a ship class that would make you scared if you saw it on the horizon

[–] [email protected] 16 points 16 hours ago

Shouldn't it be "we are attractive, yes".

[–] [email protected] 7 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

What is the original dialogue?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 12 hours ago

"And to Janet! The best robot,"

"Not a robot."

"Girl,"

"Not a girl."

"And straight up hottie!"

"I am attractive, yes."

[–] [email protected] 16 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

It's from The Good Place. She isn't a person, and she isn't a computer either.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 15 hours ago

Thanks!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago)

They hurt like a bitch too. Swam across one while snorkeling in Florida a few months ago. Had a couple tentacles wrapped around my arm. Not fun. And flared up again 2 weeks later. Also not fun.

[–] HootinNHollerin 3 points 15 hours ago

What are ya doin in my waters

[–] [email protected] 3 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

That’s very speciesist of you to refer to a Hanar that way >:(

[–] [email protected] 3 points 16 hours ago

This one is unworthy!