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minus-squareFundMECFS@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up38arrow-down1·edit-25 days agoI’m 99% sure that’s a picture of a blue bottle, not sure what a man o war is. Edit: Well today I learned that what we call “bluebottles” in Aotearoa and Australia is called “Man of War” in the US.
minus-squareAsidonhopo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·55 minutes agoBluebottles are a kind of housefly in the US or UK aren’t they?
minus-squareJayDee@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·5 days agoWhat a hilarious name to give it. Granted ‘Man-o-war’ is also very funny for a thing that mostly just floats around and stings you if you swim into it.
minus-squarePsaldorn@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·5 days agoNamed after a ship class that would make you scared if you saw it on the horizon
I’m 99% sure that’s a picture of a blue bottle, not sure what a man o war is.
Edit: Well today I learned that what we call “bluebottles” in Aotearoa and Australia is called “Man of War” in the US.
Bluebottles are a kind of housefly in the US or UK aren’t they?
What a hilarious name to give it. Granted ‘Man-o-war’ is also very funny for a thing that mostly just floats around and stings you if you swim into it.
Named after a ship class that would make you scared if you saw it on the horizon
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