Ouch that Stings! Image of the Week – December 3, 2018CIL:41021…

Ouch that Stings! Image of the Week – December 3, 2018

CIL:41021 – http://flagella.crbs.ucsd.edu/images/41021

Description: Tentacle of Portuguese Man o’ War, Physalia physalis imaged with a stereomicroscope at 30x. Notorious for its painful, powerful sting, the Portuguese Man o’ War has a gas filled floating chamber that supports the tentacles, which bear nematocytes (stinging cells). Shown are the pink batteries of stinging cells and a delicate muscular band responsible for the high contractibility of the tentacles. 2009 Olympus BioScapes Digital Imaging Competition®.

Authors: Alvaro Migotto and 2009 Olympus BioScapes Digital Imaging Competition®

Licensing: Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives: This image is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution, Non-Commercial, No Derivatives License

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