Dangerous Dooblidoo: The Portuguese Man O' War 

excellent knowledge!! I just pinned your comment. 180 feet, that is a LONG creature. You are 100% correct. Thank you for taking the time to share :)

Maredis Thank you. I appreciate that! It's nice to have a channel out of a handful here on you tube that provides real and factual information on wildlife. There are so many of these Top # lists about animals that either don't get the facts straight or even misidentify and blatantly lie about the particular animal being subjected.

@@thenickhelms84 I too have noticed this. If you ever see something I say in my videos that is factually incorrect, please point it out. I so appreciate knowledgeable members of the Maredis community like yourself :)

@@maredis9564 Thanks! Will do!

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Could not agree more, my friend! Honestly many of our ideas of what aliens are is informed by life in our seas. I know a lot of sci-fi was influenced by the ocean, both in Asiimov's stuff and in Star Wars (Cato Nemoidia, Mon Calomari, and Rhodian designs). I think the part that takes me the most by surprise are cephalopods. Changing colors to camouflage, being able to escape from almost any situation, and having crazy tentacles. That's the most alien thing I can imagine, AND they're intelligent!!

There's an alien species that looks similar to a manowar in Mass Effect, called Hanar. They're silent and seem to just float wherever they are, but have a kind of telepathy that let's them communicate with others.

@@mito._ ahhh i love the animations from that game mito!! Hanar huh.. I have to play those on PC hooboy :) thanks for sharing heh

gooooooooooodnesssss that's a fantastic wedding story indeed!! i heard it's a much lower dose to be lethal for children, so i'm almost worried at how much pain your sister went through But not a lot of people can say they've put their hand in a man of war :P RESPECT HAHA

Do you want to be deadly or cool? Man O' War "yes"

@@maredis9564 😂

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@@thechocolatelabs8124 we clownin over here my friend HAHAHA

@@maredis9564 😂

They are common here in Portugal too

@@FuriaKKK that was unexpected lol

That is facts! HAHAHA, I laughed so hard at this one mate. I've heard stories of entire armadas of men o' war washing up in South Edens. You're 100% right >D

@@FuriaKKK ahhhh, thank you for sharing this with us Johannes! Which coastline of Portugal did you see them in?

@@Gadottinho indeed my friend, but not an unwelcome one ;) hahahaha

u ok?

@@PETRIXXXX I’m fine luckily my mom told me what it was and I jumped away

Wow, Lisa. Man, I've never seen one before in person, but would absolutely love to look, don't touch! hahahaha :P

@@maredis9564 exactly. Look don't touch.

ayyyyy ma man!! Thank you Paul. :) I'm really excited to do some... interesting creatures soon

Amen, my friend!! I was personally shocked when I saw that they could easily eat portuguese men of war as well as other cnidarians. They're little magical buggers, but plastic pollution is certainly hurting many populations.

That's terrifying fam! I've heard diving in cuba is phenomenal, but that'd be the experience of a lifetime to see that many man o' wars

That sounds extremely painful Matheus. Makes for a great drinking story, but really not something I want to try myself. :) Welcome aboard my friend!

Same story here today in zanzibar while I was snorkeling. My arm and back were agonising with bad red spots.

Thank YOU for the kind words, Teelock! Hope you found it enjoyable as well. :) welcome aboard to the maredis squad

thank you so much for the kind words u/dragonfruitee, :) welcome aboard, and i hope we can all continue to grow the Maredis community!!

HAHAHA, i can't imagine how much pain that would be if you weren't a floating skull :P

@@maredis9564 Well - the ability to wear particularly fancy hats is one of the unexpected boons of my condition ...

Thank you for the kind encouragement Emma! Welcome aboard the Maredis Underwater Squad :) hope you found the vid informative and enjoyable too heh

I've actually never even heard of this one, the Erenna. I just searched it up and found this remarkable page: biolum.eemb.ucsb.edu/organism/erenna.html WOW! Learning something new about the ocean every day. These things use lures too, flashing them in front of prey. Fascinating creatures, my Lord. HAHAHAHAH A dooblidoo is just one of my made up words! >D< It does sound a lot like jazz-scattin, and it just kind of reminds me of Steve Irwin. He was my hero growing up, and the reason why I love the ocean so much. I guess maybe I associated dooblidoo with the didgeridoo, and then with Australia, and Steve Irwin. LOL At this point, it means dangerous weirdo creatures that we talk about on this channel :DD Great question mate

@@maredis9564 Ohh you simply must check out this vid of the erenna from the great EVNautilus channel: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-8KZsrDGLUJQ.html It’s incredible footage, I have no words!!

@@maredis9564 Agreed ~ Steve Irwin was the greatest, loved him too. Incidentally I love the didgeridoo, I have all sorts of recordings ranging from indigenous Australian music to experimental stuff and, I have a friend who actually wrote a concerto for didgeridoo & orchestra 😎 Have always wanted to own one, though I confess I’ve never played the didg before. Lol, well man it’s a great made up word indeed ;) -Cheers!

@@TzadikTheManic absolutely incredible, mate. I'm astounded-- it is still crazy that siphonophores are colony creatures too. My brain keeps wanting to just call it a single animal HAHA

@@TzadikTheManic Yes, RIP to Steve Irwin!! That's awesome! I used to be a marimba concerto performer and fairly serious percussionist. That's so cool to hear of a didgeridoo used in a symphonic/orchestral setting. Perhaps you should try your hand at playing it?? I would watch that vid on your channel! hahaha :PP Dooblidoooo

You are too kind, Christy! Thank you for the encouragement :) It really makes my day. I hope you found this creature an interesting one! We have some more excellent sea animals lined up, so stay tuned and welcome aboard the Maredis Submarine! (Orca coming up next) hoho

Thanks man :)

Extremely kind of you Dev!! :) We're small, but I have a dream that one day, we'll be able to make a big impact on ocean conservation ! ^^ Welcome aboard to the Maredis squad, and thank you for the encouragement.

Thank you so much Isoka, hope it was informative and enjoyable :PP

thank you so much otrocaffe! Hope it was enjoyable and informative hehehe ^^

Yes! I was shocked myself when I read this, Owen. From all the evidence, cephalopods seem to be quite intelligent and even funny at times >D

Thanks for sharing about your experience, Melody! I heard peeing on it can help with the nematocysts, but I somehow remember it also being a myth. Perhaps I should research into how to treat jelly and siphonophore stings, maybe make a video on it :O

ty andrew ^^

Thank you for the kind words, u/schlaznger :)) Goodness. It sounds like it HURT!! Enough of a tentacle and it leaves permanent marks, I've heard. Were you surfing? :O

@@maredis9564 Wade fishing

@@schlaznger8049 that takes some guts. Man, that must have hurt

@@maredis9564 It did and believe me I would have ran liked sniveling girl If I would have seen it before.

@@schlaznger8049 :D HAHAHAHAHA, I would have been scared poopless mate

Thank you so much for the kind words, seth!! Hope it was both enjoyable and informative :) You know, one of the viewers down below did pop one, he said it wasn't very satisfying. LOL

Welcome aboard, Pheara. Happy to have you here :) Hope it was informative and enjoyable

right?? Nature is absolutely bonkers sometimes :O

I’m so glad to hear hehe. :) hope you found the video enjoyable and informative!! Thank you for taking the time to comment jet !

@@maredis9564 I definitely enjoyed it very much. The content and the way you presented it are very interesting. Hopefully I can see more interesting videos from you soon😊

@@jetw9522 :)) Of course! I hope you'll enjoy the next one, on the killer whale~~

@@maredis9564 Fantastic! I'm gonna grab my sofa🥳, I subscribed and will try to get the first seat🤞😉

beautiful creature indeed. I still sometimes cannot believe that animals like this are just floating somewhere in our world. Our oceans are truly majestic!!

@@maredis9564 And Dangerous at the same time

@@onlineactive5346 yes, indeed :P Quite so. I wouldn't want to run into 1,000 of these when I'm diving.

Hey Sam! This was more of a general EMT pain scale from 1-5, cited in two or three studies that I saw. Pretty simple metric, but there's nothing standardized for jellyfish stings. Another commonly cited system is the Schmidt/Starr Sting index, which is 0-4 and was developed for insects. I have heard of it used before on jellies as well. Either way, the man o' war sting is no joke and hits that highest tier of pain :O Thank you for watching and taking the time to engage with me

Void Opalll, whoa, did you encounter one in the wild? Did you get stung :OO

I was in Florida having a good time with my family on the beach when a bunch of these jelly fish looking things started washing up on the shore at the time I had no idea what they were so we just ignored them. I almost got stung but thankfully it didn’t touch me there was a lady that did get stung though and she had to be carried off by like five different men I think into an ambulance. It was pretty crazy and we definitely didn’t go back in the water after that! XD I wonder if the lady that got stung at the beach that day is the same lady in the video that’d be crazy 🤔

@@voidopall548 What a story! If that lady that got stung was indeed the one in the blog, fate would certainly have a funny sense of humor! HAHA, thank you so much for sharing Void Opalll! I really enjoyed this story :)

hemingway would have been the type of writer to try and get stung by a man o war to write about his experiences HAHAHA I remember reading the Sun also Rises and being amazed at how much visceral emotion he put into a daily experience

ouch.. David.. Thank you for sharing your experience. Does not sound like something I would like to partake in, but definitely something to brag about. :3 Welcome aboard to the Maredis Underwater Squad

Thank you so much for the kind words Elie! :) Hope you enjoyed it as much I did making this hehe

Wow!! That's awesome. :) You're so welcome, I had no idea this would be useful for a test. Was it a marine bio test?

Yes it is a marine bio test

We had to research our favorite animal that you have never heard of

And I found this video

It helped me know everything about this animal

Amen, Joshua! The universe is so beautiful because of the plans of a Wonderful Creator. Thank you for watching.

Amen!!!!

Thank you Revlon my friend :) Welcome aboard to the Maredis Underwater Squad!!

Wow... Your granddad sounds like a beast. What a story-- getting charged for getting stung by a man o' war. Doesn't get more bada** then that :D Hahaha! Thanks for sharing your story Pommie bears!!

You’re too kind Jennifer! Thanks for watching and hope you enjoyed the vid :)

don't even STOP I DON'T WANT TO THINK ABOUT THAT

that's actually a great question, Rusty! The answer to that is actually: no-- only the zooids specialized in defense can sting you. So tapping the top of a man o' war should not hurt you ^^

Thank you so much for the kind words and support, Evi! We're small now, but one day, I dream that this community can make a true difference for ocean conservation and education :D hehehehe, welcome aboard!

@@maredis9564 Your welcome sir and Lord willing ☺

@@TheLordisMyShepherd_ Lord willing!

one of the viewers below mentioned his experience with it and said it wasn't quite satisfying hahaha :P It's always good to treat ocean life with respect (though I certainly have thought this myself before too)

Yes! So the jelly head part is another organism as well. I found this on a website: "The top zooid, which resembles a blob with the aforementioned mohawk, is the pneumatophore. It's basically a gas-filled bag that allows the man-of-war to float. The next two zooids, gastrozooids and dactylozooids, are the man-of-war's tentacles. The former, as their name implies, are the organism's feeding tentacles. The latter are for defense and capturing prey. The final zooid, gonozooids, deal with reproduction." (www.treehugger.com/portuguese-man-war-facts-4864196) It appears that each part of the creature are all different organisms in this siphonophore. :O Amazing!! And phenomenal question

@@maredis9564 Thanks for the info :) I think I missed that part in the video. I had to rewatch it.

Good Lord. I have not heard of the distinction between a living and dead sting. I'll take it from you though-- that is not the way to suffer. :( Thank you for sharing !!

What an excellent story, my friend. Thank you for posting and sharing it. :) Wow.. That portuguese man o' war wanted to hug a fellow portuguese person! HAHAHA All jokes aside, this is such a rare story and man, i bet it HURT. For you to faint is on another level.

Hey Marvin! Thanks for the suggestion, video coming soon :))

@@maredis9564 you're welcome pal

i have never wondered this but now you have me thinking LOL

As an Australian I can confirm it’s probably air

@@TheScrombler i concur LOL

Thank you for sharing with us, James. I've heard it's an excruciating pain. On a scale of 1-10, how bad was it, if you don't mind me asking? :)

@@maredis9564 definitely a 9.

Oh, thank you! And for taking the time to watch/comment hehe, hope it was somewhat informative :P

and they TRAVEL IN GROUPS OF OVER A THOUSAND That's too many big numbers, too long, too many >D

Ah, yes Saranda! I am currently working on the Killer Whale short, and will do the blanket octopus right after it :)) Will be up sometime soon! (Probably next week) Thank you for taking the time to suggest, and welcome to the Maredis Underwater Squad!!

Thank you very much for the very nice encouragement. :) I think the ocean is both a place to be admired, explored, but respected. I hope this community can continue to grow and make positive conservation changes for the ocean.

Certainly! And so interesting too-- that this isn't one creature but many what a fascinating and beautiful creature!! Thank you for watching kayden :)

"do you ever feel like a plastic bag" HAHAHA, this would be terrifying as a kid though

Excellent point noah. That s sound is drivin me nuts too. Will note in future videos with this lav mic :))

Thank you for the advice-! I take you’re a sound engineer?

u cool guy too ty HAHAHA

@@maredis9564 no worries. Your voice has a very nice timbre to it, it wouldn‘t surprise me if you could sing or are very musical. This is great content keep doing what you‘re doing

@@mountainman8775 ahh, you are too kind, Mountain Man! :) Thank you. I hope you found the video enjoyable and informative. Welcome aboard to the Maredis Squad!!

they are really quite intelligent and alien-like. I think camouflage is even more scary in my opinion.. Imagine if our militaries could harness that power LOL Planet of the Octopi

the aliens area already invading our world WE MUST UNITE ALL THE OUTKASTS

Yes! It's a siphonophore. That's so crazy to me how there are so many organisms that make up this one colony. The ocean is a fascinating, almost alien place :) Thank you for sharing Red. You are absolutely right.

The creator said that in the first 60 seconds!! Wtf!

thanks for watching.! ^^

Could definitely do a video on these little beasts :) Will put it in the queue! Thanks for watching Jerry

More pain than when you broke your arm in 6 PLACES??? GOOD LORD THESE THINGS MUST HURT. OOMPH. And TWO DAYS IN A ROW????? YOU'RE A TROOPER MATE :O can't imagine that, but absolute props to you madlad!

>D< HAHAHAHA, it would be a pretty scary thing to see just hordes of these creatures floating back up huh could not agree more! but they are fascinatingggg creatures :)

Wait really? That’s so interesting... Moonfish actually makes more sense, since the creature looks like a silver moon. :00