The Portuguese Man Of War Is Actually Four Distinct Species

"After more than 200 years of controversy, genomics has finally started to address the mystery of whether the Portuguese man o’ war is one species or many."

#SciComm by @grrlscientist

#species #MarineBiology #siphonophore #oceanography #ecology https://medium.com/grrlscientist/the-portuguese-man-of-war-is-actually-four-distinct-species-7a480d991113

The Portuguese Man Of War Is Actually Four Distinct Species

"After more than 200 years of controversy, genomics has finally started to address the mystery of whether the Portuguese man o’ war is one species or many."

#SciComm by @GrrlScientist

#species #MarineBiology #siphonophore #oceanography #ecology https://medium.com/grrlscientist/the-portuguese-man-of-war-is-actually-four-distinct-species-7a480d991113

The Portuguese Man Of War Is Actually Four Distinct Species

"After more than 200 years of controversy, genomics has finally started to address the mystery of whether the Portuguese man o’ war is one species or many."

#SciComm by @GrrlScientist

#species #MarineBiology #siphonophore #oceanography #ecology https://medium.com/grrlscientist/the-portuguese-man-of-war-is-actually-four-distinct-species-7a480d991113

The Portuguese Man Of War Is Actually Four Distinct Species

"After more than 200 years of controversy, genomics has finally started to address the mystery of whether the Portuguese man o’ war is one species or many."

#SciComm by @grrlscientist

#species #MarineBiology #siphonophore #oceanography #ecology https://medium.com/grrlscientist/the-portuguese-man-of-war-is-actually-four-distinct-species-7a480d991113

Day 11 #SciArtSeptember prompt venomous: my linocut of a Portuguese Man o’ War floating at the surface of the sea on white 9.25” by 12.5” Japanese kozo (or mulberry) paper.

These are beautiful but deadly creatures, also known as bluebottles, resemble jellyfish but are actually colonial organisms called siphonophores. They are made up of many genetically identical zooids which each perform different roles. 🧵
#linocut #printmaking #PortugueseManOWar #invertebrates #siphonophore #sciart #mastoArt

I thought I’d submit a print to the Pressing Matters Blue & Pink challenge: my linocut of a Portuguese Man o’ War floating at the surface of the sea on white 9.25” by 12.5” Japanese kozo (or mulberry) paper.

These are beautiful but deadly creatures, also known as bluebottles, resemble jellyfish but are actually colonial organisms called siphonophores. They are made up of many genetically identical zooids 🧵1/2

#linocut #printmaking #PortugueseManOWar #invertebrates #siphonophore #mastoArt