hey don't cry. 175 species of siphonophore in the world,

inserting into my belief system that all those loud underwater sounds like the bloop are because the giant siphonophore can talk, it just doesn't like to do it often

i fucked up it took me until halfway through the month for me to remember about my beloved siphonophore september!!

TIL that the Portuguese Man o' War is dimorphic in that it some have right side oriented fans and some have left side, probably so the wind doesn't make them all wash up in the same place. Right and left handedness in siphonophores! Cool no?

i. stg i swear i thought i answered this last week like i even had a full internal conversation with myself about how fascinating this fact is as i dazedly unpacked boxes????

rip rip but also YES this is extremely cool and i love that if i were ever be a siphonophore that i'd get to keep my lefthandedness!!!!

the most unhinged boop

mmm wanna wrap myself in a siphonophore like it's a feathered boa