Beachcombing - Man O' War
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- Who here has been stung by the famous Portuguese Man O' War? There is so much more to these amazing animals than just their sting. Get a close up look at the Man O' War by watching this episode of Beachcombing with Jace Tunnell. Learn more about the Beachcombing series and the work being done at the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies at www.harteresearch.org!
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"You dont wanna touch these." -touches it, a lot-
Lying for ad money, despicable
@@stellviahohenheimwut? He knows what he is doing😂 unless you have picked one up before…DONT! Would you grab a snapping turtle out of the water just bc u saw it on tv?
@@stellviahohenheimlying about… man o’wars being dangerous? Uh
@@thisismyusername6717 even if you know what you are doing, just dont
Compare to Steve Irwin and Coyote Peterson, you've gotta be ready to put up with some pretty harsh pain if you're gonna go out in the wild like this to make closeup video showcases of these kinds of creatures.
You might get stung, you might get bit, you might get poisoned, but if you know what you're dealing with exactly (as in you're fully educated so you can correctly identify them and know what they actually do), and you have the relevant necessary medical care readily available, you can do it.
WTF ARE SPAGHETTI MONSTERS
Was bout to say the same thing, looks like a swimming eyeball 👀
I had the same question, hopefully someone can answer! So alien looking. Kinda goofy looking too lol
Rhizophysa, there’s a video on this channel covering them too
Swimming spaghetti monsters are direct descendants of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, the one true god.
@@YoUtUbEhAnDlEsArEgReAt praise be
I got stung on my side by one of these almost 50 years ago. It actually left small scars. They look like faint freckles.
I've got the same scars on the back of my leg. Thirty years ago in Australia. Fraser Island also kgari now.
Yikes! Jace
I thought you were gonna say it still hurts!
@@reallivebluescat "...And now it only hurts when you touch it."
"Touch!"
@@Chicky_Lumpsi didn’t get it?
I like how he just casually mentions and refuses to elaborate about the swimming eyeballs called Spaghetti Monsters.
“And the other thing i found are spaghetti monsters””
Excuse me WHAT
I also am desperate to know more
Britain and USA separated by a shared language.
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Might be talking about this thing
I think they were talking about this thing
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It's also a colonial animal, just like the man o' war
Rhizophysa, it also stings by the way (and there’s a video covering them on this channel!)
This is EXACTLY the kinds of videos that ends up in my recommended the night before a beach trip
😂😂 Brooo exactlymy thoughts😂 after this Hell I wouldn't want to go the beach 🏖️ anymore
You have been visited by the cheeky algorithm of paranoia. Your vacay will be incident free, and full of fun, but only if you reply "No sting stupid thing!" To this post...
Same, but I was about to eat spaghetti!
Last year when I was about to leave for a trip to California I kept getting articles and videos about plane accidents. Not going to lie I did get a little nervous while it was taking off.
An hour after being placed back in the water, this creature had regained its strength and began attacking swimmers. Soon the bodies of children began washing up on shore. By the time the coast guards arrived to put it down, at least 38 people were already injured or dead. Thanks Tom. Thanks a lot.
What a guy.
@@hrafnsfjordIt's not. It's clearly a joke. His name is Ben Dover.
@@hrafnsfjordcry about it
/Woosh. 😂 🤣
@@hrafnsfjordno it’s clearly a joke in which you are the only one who don’t understand. If you know anything about this animal (or perhaps animals. Unsure how to refer to it) you know that it is rather dangerous but also that it won’t actively seek to attack people.
This joke is based on exaggeration and obvious exaggeration. If you understand the joke, you may find it funny due to how stupid it sounds.
Rage bait is to make people angry, this very clearly is not rage bait due to how absolutely stupid you’d have to be to actually get angry over this comment because if one actually thinks for a moment, this is a scenario that objectively can not happen. Why would you get angry over an exaggerated scenario that clearly doesn’t even take itself serious?
Had it been actual rage bait you would’ve had a stronger reaction than mere mild confusion over an “accusation”
Dude just out here finding floating eyes
What are those anyway?
@@k9pxthey're called rhizophysa
@@k9px Rhizophysa. Apparently they are related to the man o war.
floating eyes?? wow just like terraria
Watching you kiss your hand right after complaining about the sting on your hands is blowing my mind
if im not wrong, the nematocysts shoot little harpoon like structures into your skin. This means the cause of the sting, the “harpoons” are lodged in your skin and wont transfer to other parts of your body.
@@lolzdatguy4987so maybe the back side of the “harpoon” is not barbed or the barbs only face away from the point? Kind of reminds me of salmon berries, the thorns tend to point in one direction along the vine
@@lolzdatguy4987 He also just explained how they detach from the tentacle and can remain inactive for days until stinging someone. Some stingers may very well be rolling around his hand ready to sting his mouth, just like when they were rolling around the sand.
@@KryptnGaming would only happen if fragments of the tentacles or the nematocysts themselves remained on the skin. Since both are attached to the organism, there probably won't be much to fear.
@@lolzdatguy4987 you are wrong
Joking aside, in warm tropical waters, stinger suits are your friend. There are also sting-preventive sun lotions that utilize ingredients inspired by the mucus secreted by clownfish that protects them from getting stung by their anemone homes!
That’s pretty dang interesting
That's actually smart lol
this is what youtube is supposed to be, Keep making more videos like this!
Thank you! Jace
honestly mate! You should be viral with this level of content! @@HarteResearch
@@garyo8481 thank you! Jace
Literally but no all the youth want to watch NPC streams and people re-uploading other peoples content, and youtube shorts speedruns. Its utter mind-rot
@lefywazhere7582 the youth were tricked. It was never their choice. More akin to psychological force feeding.
Imagine being recorded without your permission and getting called “not a true jellyfish”
Awww :(
it’s a public beach stfu
well, they're still both grouped into cnidarians, so there's that. You'll definitely treat it like a real jellyfish. one of the distinguishing factors that makes them different is their difference in the life cycle (the Medusa type of body form and the amount of time spent in the polyp stage). It's very similar to jellyfish, actually! So I doubt this little guy here took offense to it
@@Cyan37😂sad face 😢
That fake jellyfish is in public and jace is protected by the constitution
I have been stung by fire coral and dead jellyfish… man that was is never fun.
And the man o’ war is fabled to have a more painful sting than any jellyfish, and here you are risking getting stung over and over. You are a brave one! Thank you for showing us this beautiful creature.
Thank you! Jace
Try box jellyfish
@@polarspirit you when asking to pretty much kill someone:
The fire coral is so pretty I just want to squeeze it.
You sure? I always thought Man'O War had weaker stings than most jellyfishes.
I didn't expect it to still be alive after you grabbed it from the sand
Such amazing creatures! Thanks! Jace
Normally it would be half eaten by its more resistant predators or rivals that can process it neuro-toxin. Australian Snapping Turtle mistakenly on East American beach with the Man 'o War halfway being chewed and swallowed was when I saw one. Thankfully told nearby beach guard to get fruits at a nearby store to splash it on the Mon 'o War's remains to inactivate it's still dangerous remains.
How long can a jelly like that survive out of water?? I was so shocked it was still alive. Really great video! Cheers from the North @@HarteResearch
great shot. speaking so well while lying on your chest is pretty impressive
lol
Lol.
Roflmao even.
Lol.
"Don't touch the sail" - moments before lifting it by the sail.
He said "because it MIGHT have tentacles on it".
@@ZoofyZoof yeah, it might have tentacles, hence why even he shouldnt pick it up by the sail
“Man I guess I touched some of the tentacles because my fingers uhh”
he wouldnt say that, hed be saying "AAAAAAAAAAAA"@@rowanyuh6326
@@rowanyuh6326 anyways **continues touching it**
When I was 8yrs old my Family and I went to Hawaii for my Grandmother's Funeral. We went snorkling @ Hanauma bay. The next day, the entire bay was evacuated because a swarm of Man O' War had breached the barrier and came into the bay. Several people were stung and had to be hospitalized. We dodged a bullet.
I was stung 8-11 times as a kid by these creatures. I still feel mad just looking at them
Man o wars, quicksand, and things that glow in the dark where my 3 biggest obsessions as a child.
New fear detected: wait what darkness glowy things do I need to start being afraid of?
Isn’t it crazy how quicksand never became as big of a problem in adulthood as I thought it would of been when I was a kid?
...and the Bermuda Triangle
My favourite album was the triumph of steel.
Very cool! Those close up shots of the tentacles are mesmerizing.
I could watch them all day. lol Jace
This creature is a lot more agile than I was expecting. It Was really cool seeing one right next to a human
I've always heard of these but never seen one. I thought they were just jellyfish but now I realize they're much more fascinating. Thank you
Thank you! Jace
I've seen this on the beach in Miami as a kid multiple times thankfully curiosity did not take control..
I came across these at Midway Island on a layover in the Navy and didn't know what these were. I had a "T" skirt on and swam among them and enjoyed the beautiful blue color. I guess one of their tentacles laid across my back and stung me through my skirt. The tentacles were about 20' long. Fortunately it was minor. The sailors that were stationed there told me they were Blue Bottles. I later learned the Blue Bottle was the same as the Man-of-wars.
So I was stung by a Man-of-war.
Man O War,
3:18 Spaghetti monsters,
6:43 Blue dragon,
7:02 Blue button,
7:08 By-the-wind-sailor,
7:14 Purple storm snail.
All very beautiful, I think I slept on invertebrates
Didn’t know they could “contaminate” surfaces they touch and you can get stung.
If it’s in the open water, could you get stung without touching any part of it because of that? Like some micro piece of tentacle or stingy bit breaks off and touches you?
Yes, absolutely. The tentacles can break off in the waves and get wrapped around you. I've had that happen multiple times when surfing. Jace
Thats wild! Do they have a "half-life" or does it kind of branch off into another organism? @HarteResearch
@@themainkeef2093have a WHAT?!
@@gneuis A half-life is referring to the amount of time to reach 50% of it's original potency/concentration. It's usually a term used in chemistry when referring to radioactive isotopes, to get an idea of how long something would remain radioactive for before it "dies". More specifically, it's to get an idea of how fast (the rate) it looses its potency/concentration/life.
So I'm guessing themainkeef2093 is using it loosely as a way to ask how long these broken-off tentacles would still actively be a danger. If you touched it a year later, would it still sting?
@@SilenMonserthere's biological half life too but it refers to blood concentration :)
Anyway apparently the stingers and toxin can last functionally forever, but on a beach they might get dry and be less potent.
Just another reason why I stick to fresh water. 😂
Seriously though, that is a beautiful, strange creature. Glad I can enjoy it from the safety of an office chair.
I'm still afraid of freshwater. There are huge sturgeon and catfish. I will swim in both though
@@pinkpugginzwhat do you find scary about sturgeon and catfish? If anything I'd be more worried about Muskies and Northern Pike. Those are the 50-pounders that actually have teeth that can do damage.
@@JamesGamesASMR Northern pikes are so cute though!!
@@JamesGamesASMR A giant catfish ate their entire family. Tragic stuff.
@@Hanstra D:
I remember seeing these every once in a while when my family spent time in Gulf Shores. The length of some of their tenticles can be insane
First time we encountered this, we thought it was just floating plastic with threads entangled. It was the size of a big toenail. The sting hurt!
Whaaaaatttttttt. Where were you? May I ask? I’m about to never go to the beach again I’m ngl.
Spaghetti monsters are dope though ngl didn’t even know this existed.
Awesome youtube video! No introduction, no ads, just straight to the point. You earned a sub!
At 4:13, the closeup of those tentacles looks like some kind of Lovecraft Cosmic Horror being, very impressive
Sea creatures like Man-O-Wars are probably the original inspiration for many Lovecraftian entities.
Thank you for saving this beautiful and precious creature.
I saw loads of these guys for the first time only a couple of years ago, Cornwall - England St Michaels Mount. There were easily about 200+ washed up on the beach. They are incredible, learned a lot more through this video. Thanks buddy!
"I'm dying over here. Can you please put me in the water?" - Man of War
i love videos like this, its so important to remain vigilant when you're in an ecosystem that isn't your own. Knowledge is very important.
I was in Bimini a few months ago and saw these washed up everywhere on the beach. Such an absolutely alien creature, like nothing we normally see. The intensity of the blue color at the base of the balloon is extreme and rarely seen in nature.
These thigs are so cool. I've only ever looked at 'em floating by, seeing this up close and personal is just awesome!
90ft is 27.5m.
Huh? 🦅🦅🇺🇸🦅🦅
Thanks 🇪🇺🇪🇺
Nice to hear it in sensible measurements.
🦅🦅🇺🇲🦅🦅 CAWWWWW
@@ifalone easy there champ, you might hurt yourself
One of my favorite organism, it's just so weird and beautiful.
I didn't think very much of these until I got all stung up by one, and now I find them quite impressive
Thank you for the information. I used to live in fort Lauderdale and I saw the beach covered. I was living there in the late 80s.
I visited the beach in late 80s as a kid with my Aunt. I was horrified by all the man-o-wars on the beach. Sometimes they even shut the beach down due to them. They really do pop if you run over them. Never really like the ocean or beach since.
A few moments in and I learned the bladder moves
I wonder how it will response if you pour vinegar on it.
@@sqlexp Sea Salt and vinegar for your spicy noodles.
didn't expect that you could be stung by those stingers outside of the tentacles. that was really interesting
Really great video, I have a new appreciation for the noble man o' war
Thank you! I miss the beach and ocean so much!
Siphonophores are so fascinating to me.
I miss the ocean. Great content! Subscribed.
Great job, thanks for the education!
What a trooper...... Excellent narration and video.
That is something amazing. Thanks for taking the time to make an edit.
Awesome! Thanks for the comment! Jace
This think looks like an alien. I've never heard of that species.
Earth got some amazing creatures!
Educational and Informed. Great job.
Thanks for the info letting us know that it can leave stingers behind!
We found one on the beach of the outer banks a few years ago. It was still alive and moving but not near the water (the tide had gone out). We knew what it was and that it could potentially sting you. With a nearby shovel we gently scooped it up and put it back in the water. No idea if that was the right thing to do or not, but we thought it was at the time. Those tentacles are mezmerizing but I had no idea they could grow that long!
At least you've saved someone who didn't know about these guys from getting a real nasty surprise if they're foolishly touching it. Like other jellyfish the man-o-war can survive on dry land for a while and when left alone will usually be picked up by the ocean again at the next tide.
@@SethAbercromby actualy not
@@SethAbercrombylol you dont know what youre talking about. no jellyfish can survive on land for a long period of time. they dry up and die pretty fast.
Obligatory lyrics for this video: (Man o' war)
We met on English ground
In a backstage room
We heard the sound
And we all knew
What we had to do
We called the high command
Requested leave to make a stand
And in the field we grew
And we all knew
Soon the time would come
For us to fight,
Destination
Now in sight
Aaah, Manowar
Born to live forever more
The right to conquer every shore
Hold your ground and give no more
Our fight will never end
So we call on partisans
To raise your hands
And take our stand
Look sharp
When duty calls
Where we march
Cities fall
And the strong survive
And take our side
Now the time has come
For us to fight
Target waiting
In our sight
Aaah, Manowar
Born to live forever more
The right to conquer every shore
Hold your ground and give no more
Manowar
Born to live forever more
The right to conquer every shore
Manowar
Born to live forever more
Manowar
Born to live forever more
The right to conquer every shore
Hold your ground and give no more
Born to live forever more
The right to conquer every shore
Manowar
Siphonophores are so cool looking. Ever since seeing a picture of one of these as a kid I've been fascinated. It's so cool to see it move. I wonder how it chooses directions.
I picked up one of these from the sand when I was 5 years old thinking it was a balloon. The excruciating pain that filled my entire arm I can still remember to this day.
Ouch! Those hurt, especially if they manage to wrap between the toes.
this is still nightmare fuel...
lol. Totally agree. lol Jace
fr tho it literally looks like an alien
@@KaiokenRushyou don't know what an alien looks like, you've never seen one
@@ZoofyZoof yes I do I saw myself
@@KaiokenRush You can't be an alien to yourself
Really glad i found your channel, i love the ecosystem of the ocean and its animals, especially ones that can appear on shore. Hope your channel grows exponentially judging by how the algorithm found your video!
Never heard of these before but VERY beautiful to see from a safe distance 😅 very informative as well!
Some inaccuracies here:
Carbon dioxide, not monoxide
It's not made of 4 different animals, they're all the same animal, but they take different forms depending on where they are in the colony. Kinda like a colony of ants will have individuals with different body types for different jobs.
Absolutely right about it being made up of one organism. But it turns out that carbon dioxide actually makes up a relatively small (1.5%) part of the gasses in the bladder, and carbon monoxide is one of the dominant gasses (15%)
Is there a way to
buy one of the posters you showed a couple videos ago?
Not yet, although we might have a contest soon where you could win one or we will make an announcement of where you could pick one up. More soon! Jace
Great informative video, Jace!!
Thanks! :) Jace
This one thanks you for your insightful information on their kind.
"Whee!" is not the word I would use to describe the dangly bits on that thing.
lol Jace
what are the spaghetti monsters actually named??? i've tried to search for them to show them to my family but all i get is the same image of a deep sea jellyfish looking creature and that one joke painting
Rhizophysa
I am shocked that this is such a small channel. Great video! Very informative and cool.
Such amazing creatures, nature is more alien than anything I could create in my head!
Thanks for a personal closeups boss❤
Whoa did it actually move to anticipate that wave coming in at 0:20? That was really surprising as I had no idea they were that mobile!
Edit: Thanks for that explanation a bit later. Amazing video! I had no idea!
Lol that was definitely a coincidence with the wave. They can definitely move though
That was thoroughly enjoyable! Hope you didn't get stung too bad!
The Man o’ war is my favorite non jellyfish jellyfish. They look pretty beautiful to me in water. Especially the ones with the long, long tentacles.
if you are laying on the sand, and the stings go through your shirt into your stomach, how the heck are you not feeling it on your bare feet? considering that, your feet were in the same spot that your stomach was. This, perplexes me.
Oddly enough, I've never felt any sting on the bottom of my feet on the bottom of my hands. But the top part of my hands I just got stung yesterday. lol Jace
Foot or palm skin might be too thick for the cnidocytes to pierce the skin.
@@HarteResearchthat’s fascinating! I am perplexed?!
I would expect you have calluses on your feet that are thick enough to stop the stingers from going deep enough to work
Hs feet must be Rough
The fact that they eat these is more reason to love turtles.
I got stung by one of these things when I was 9, I was in Bermuda and when I ran into the water it wrapped around my right foot and up my ankle. The barbs hurt quite a lot, the staff at the beach took them all out it went away after 7 hours but I never forgot the shooting pains.
Excellent video my dude loved it
dont touch it as he continues to touch it and gets stung ... as a kid i saw them in Mass. and R.I. and never touched them !
lol
for real??!!? been going to MA and RI beaches my entire life, and I've never ever seen one
0:05 - Homie turned into Trump with that gravely voice and hand gestures.
I'm from Florida, and I would occasionally see these wash up on the beach. While I myself have never been stung, I specifically remember picking one up by the bell (idk how i didn't get stung) and it popped and i got blue juice all over my hands so i just nopped out of there so fast. My grandpa loves taking his bike on the beach and rolling over them and listening to them pop like balloons, and one time many years ago in elementary school, there was a kid in my class who had to miss school for a couple of days because he got stung by one of these, and when he came back he showed off all his sick scars and rashes to the class that came from these little devils. I usually walk barefoot on the beach, but whenever i start seeing these on the beach thats when i put on my shoes and stay far away from them. Definitely not something to touch because their tentacles spread their stinging thingies like poison ivy
Meat tenderizer powder is effective for Man o War or jellyfish stings. Meat tenderizer contains an enzyme called papain, which can break down proteins. The venom injected by jellyfish into the skin is composed of proteins. When meat tenderizer is applied to the sting area, it helps neutralize the venom and alleviate pain and swelling. When applying meat tenderizer, make a paste by mixing it with water. Apply the paste directly to the sting area, gently rubbing it in for a few minutes. Rinse it thoroughly and repeat if necessary. Not all meat tenderizers contain the enzyme papain. Make sure to read the label to ensure your meat tenderizer has this ingredient.
I also hope you removed that piece of debris from the beach, especially after it had been used to scoop up the man-o-war.
definitely! we are on the same page. :) Jace
Great video man I learned alot about a creature I've known of for a long time.
Thanks for this informative video!
Actually such an underrated TH-cam channel.
Subscribed!!
Never seen them up close, alive and in such high resolution. Wow.
We’d recently arrived when Typhoon Tilda (‘61) slammed into Okinawa. Diehard beachcombers like my parents came out to see what the storm had brought onto the beaches: Strewn along the shore were Portuguese man of war, blobs of kelp and jellyfish, glass fishing floats, and so many purple sea snails (Janthina) the beach was lavender.
Thank you you tube recommendations. I sometimes forget how crazy ocean life is
Lovely, short and informative, will love to see more❤+1
So awesome! I love nature
Awesome video. I live in Florida, and we see these a lot, but they appear mostly devoid of tentacles. We have turtles, so maybe they get them. I didn't know they could move the float! That was super cool. I give them a wide berth. I love invertebrates. I was thrilled when I found a glaucus, it was a fleeting moment of glory. I tried putting a tiny sargassum crab in my fish tank. Don't try that. lol He was really cool, but he ate all my barnacles. He went back to the ocean.
i've been stung by these a lot, some are more painful then others, a lot of the time for the next few days after the sting, your armpit/groin will hurt after the sting (due to lymph node swelling). Also if you keep surfing after getting stung, it usually keeps stinging you while you're in the water, so that the pain the next few days after that are a lot worse. You can pick them up/step on the tentacles without getting stung because the skin is too thick on palm/soles. Also, they will still sting you even if they are dead washed up on the sand. They're usually everywhere during onshore winds.
pretty educational video, thanks man
this is really cool, ive heard of them before but ive never actually seen one on video
This is the best close up video I've ever seen of a man of ware (Blue Bottle) !
BOX JELLYFISH
That thing is huge! We get many blue bottles in Cape Town. I've probably seen thousands of them in my lifetime. Never seen one bigger than my thumb.
Videos like this remind me why I just prefer the pool lol. Great video!
great information and amazing footage :o
Blue bottles here in Oz we get hundreds on the beaches in certain times, warm water is the best Sting cure.
This was a good time man haha, thank you!
I just hope he went back in the ocean when you were done. Such a cool creature!