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Siphonophores: The clonal colonies that can grow longer than a blue whale
Why they're awesome: The largest animal on Earth is thought to be the blue whale, but these strange sea creatures can grow ...
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Massive, deep-sea ‘entity' discovered - Ocean scientists ‘blown away'
Although it appears to be a single entity, a siphonophore is actually a colony of tiny, genetically identical clones that have strung themselves together to work as a team. Marine biologist Stefan ...
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Portuguese Man-of-War
Not only is it not a jellyfish, it's not even an "it," but a "they." The Portuguese man-of-war is a siphonophore, an animal made up of a colony of organisms working together. The man-of-war ...
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L'étonnant siphonophore : jusqu'à 40 mètres de long
[EN VIDÉO] L'étonnant siphonophore : jusqu'à 40 mètres de long Les siphonophores sont des créatures marines bien étranges. Ces colonies d’individus spécialisés s’apparentent (de loin) ...
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Dr Gill Mapstone
When conditions are suitable, they can reproduce rapidly and may occasionally become the dominant predator. Morphology Most siphonophore species have two or more swimming bells – the nectophores – for ...
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Créé par Vanessa Vaugeois, le Siphonophore est une œuvre unique qui mêle art et la lumière
Le Siphonophore est un luminaire délicat et hypnotique qui transforme les intérieurs. Créé par la designer plasticienne ...