THE LIVING STRUCTURES 



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FIG. 13. Physalia or Portuguese Man of War; the living animal floating 

 on the surface of the sea. cr. crest; p. polype; pn. pneumatophore. 



has stung to death many valiant swimmers with its ten 

 foot streamers, that paralyze the body. On fair days 

 these formidable creatures lift their pink and blue oval 



