Pacific man-o'-war ('ili mane'o, pa'imalau)

February 1, 2008Larsen's BeachKilauea, Kaua'i, Hawaii

Coordinates: 22.20673,-159.33932 (click for map)
Pacific man-o'-war ('ili mane'o, pa'imalau) (Physalia utriculus) [Larsen's Beach, Kilauea, Kaua'i, Hawaii]
Filename: 20080201-074531.jpg 2468x1851 pixels, f4.0 @ 1/200 sec
Physalia utriculus

A.k.a. "blue bottle" -- a smaller cousin of the Portuguese man o' war.

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