Zizzy

Many people know of the Portuguese man o’ war. But did you know that it is not a jellyfish? Its not even one single animal (debatable)! Its a siphonophore and it is a colony of tiny specialized zooids that form the whole thing. Theres even one siphonophore species that can grow longer than a blue whale. Man o’ wars reproduce both sexuall and asexually. Not at different times, but to form one whole man o’ war. They spread eggs and sperm in the water and when they meet one larvae will be birthed and from that larvae, it will bud asexually to create more zooids to complete itself. Also they can be found in groups as large as 1,000! Sounds scary.

This little iridescent worm boi is believed to be named after the case where Mrs. Bobbitt chopped off her husbands penis. The reasoning for this is that the bobbit worm is an ambush predator with very sharp pincers that have the ability to cut a fish in half if they get too close. Usually found in coral reefs in the Atlantic. They can even grow up to 3meters long. It is not stroctly a carnivor though, as it will eat algae and decomposing matter that floats into its trap.