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Happy Earth Day 2015! The Portuguese man o' war (Physalia physalis) might look like a jellyfish, but it is actually a siphonophore—a colony of many creatures that all work together for the benefit of the community! Named for its resemblance to old full-s
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A washed-up Finger Sponge on Shipwreck Beach
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Washed up cannonball jellyfish on Ocracoke Island
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Washed up cannonball jellyfish on Ocracoke Island
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Atlantic Devil Ray caught during Surf with a Ranger program
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Blue Button Jellyfish washed up near Ramp 70
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Cannonball jellyfish washed ashore near Ramp 59. It's not common to see Cannonball Jellyfish around this time of year - this one may have been cold-stunned.
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Portuguese Man-of-War stranding at the high tide line the morning after a large south swell passed through the area
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Portuguese man o war that has washed-in from rough surf on Bodie Island
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An unusual sponge specimen that washed up near Ramp 63 - Red Beard Sponge (Clathria prolifera)
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A sand dollar burrowing at low tide on South Point
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Portuguese man o' war
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Portuguese man o' war on the beach