Last time we learned that neuston exist and are grossly under appreciated. Today, we take a closer look at a few of these floating friends and ask that age old question: Can I Lick This? Will I Die?

Sources:

https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/portuguese-man-o-war.html

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/invertebrates/facts/portuguese-man-of-war

https://aquarium.org/tag/velella-velella/

https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/wildlife-explorer/marine/colonial-creatures/wind-sailor

http://sio-legacy.ucsd.edu/zooplanktonguide/species/velella-velella

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJGO_bSsR3w

https://www.jellywatch.org/velella

https://oceanconservancy.org/blog/2020/10/05/paper-nautilus/

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/invertebrates/facts/argonaut

https://oceana.org/marine-life/blue-glaucus/

https://www.americanoceans.org/species/blue-glaucus/

https://academic.oup.com/jcb/article/24/4/558/2670390