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==Habitat== ''P. physalis'' is a member of the [[neuston]] (the floating community of organisms that live at the interface between water and air). This community is exposed to a unique set of environmental conditions including prolonged exposure to intense [[ultraviolet]] light, risk of [[desiccation]], and rough sea conditions.<ref>{{cite book | vauthors=Zaitsev Y, Liss P | veditors=Duce R | title=The sea surface and global change | chapter=Neuston of seas and oceans | publisher=Cambridge University Press | publication-place=Cambridge New York | year=1997 | isbn=978-0-521-01745-9 | oclc=847978750}}</ref> The gas-filled bladder, or pneumatophore, remains at the surface, while the remainder is submerged. The animal has no means of propulsion; it moves passively, driven by the winds, currents, and tides. Winds can drive them into bays or onto beaches. Often, finding a single Portuguese man o' war is followed by finding many others in the vicinity.<ref name="Portuguese Man-of-War">{{cite web |url=http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/invertebrates/portuguese-man-of-war.html |title=Portuguese Man-of-War |publisher=[[National Geographic Society]] |access-date=2008-06-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723141326/http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/invertebrates/portuguese-man-of-war.html |archive-date=2011-07-23 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The Portuguese man o' war is well known to beachgoers for the painful stings delivered by its tentacles.<ref name=Lee2021 /> Because they can sting while beached, the discovery of a man o' war washed up on a beach may lead to the closure of the beach.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/7569233.stm |title=Dangerous jellyfish wash up |work=BBC News |date=2008-08-18 |access-date=2011-09-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511114304/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/7569233.stm |archive-date=2011-05-11 |url-status=live}}/</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cornwall-41237286 |title=Man-of-war spotted along coast in Cornwall and Wales |publisher=BBC |date=12 September 2017 |access-date=20 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180305023459/http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cornwall-41237286 |archive-date=5 March 2018 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all}}</ref>
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