A closeup of the tentacles of Portuguese Man O’War

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The Jellyfish are one of the minor characters in Finding Nemo. Unlike most characters in the film, they do not talk. They live above a large trench near the East Australian Current. "A squishy little jellyfish might look cute on its own, but a whole forest of them can be a deadly menace. Silently, these mysterious ocean drifters can engulf you, dazzle you with their beautiful colors, and trap you inside their sinister, stinging tentacles. Luckily, the tops of these creatures are harmless…

These may look like a curtain of Mardi Gras beads hung in a doorway, but they are actually Man-o'-War tentacles that can inject toxins into any creature unlucky enough to bump into them. (Photo by Larry Madin, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)