257) Portuguese Man-of-War

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Weight: Length: 12 in Tentacles: 100 ft

Lives: Coast of Australia, Mediterranean sea, Pacific, Indian and Atlantic oceans,

 Diet: fish,

Young:

Also called Man-of-War. Many sea turtles, such as a leatherback sea turtles feed on this relative of the jellyfish. Even when tentacles are detached or dead, they can still sting you, however, death from a Man-of-War sting is rare. The Portuguese Man-of-War is actually not one animal but many tiny microscopic creatures. They tend to live in subtropical and tropical waters. Portuguese Man-of-War can live up to 10 years.

 Portuguese Man-of-War can live up to 10 years

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