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Man-of-War
Location - Edge of the Gulfstream - 50+ miles off Hatteras Island - 2500'ft. of water
Image Depth - 5 ft.
Portuguese Man-of-War (Physalia physalis)
This siphonophore floats on the surface by means of a gas-filled float that changes shape to catch the wind. It's tentacles are HIGHLY TOXIC and can inflict serious pain even when the animal is dead. These tentacles can be hair-like thin and trail behind 10-20 ft.

THE AQUATIC WORLD OF RUSSELL BLACKWOOD

THE AQUATIC WORLD OF RUSSELL BLACKWOOD
RUSSELL BLACKWOOD IS AN INTERNATIONALLY PUBLISHED FREEDIVING UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHER WHO HAS LIVED ON AND UNDER THE WATERS OF HATTERAS ISLAND FOR OVER 37 YEARS

HIS IMAGES HAVE APPEARED IN HAWAII SKINDIVER, INTERNATIONAL FREEDIVING, SURFER'S JOURNAL, SURFER, SURFING, WINDSURFER AND MANY OTHER MAGAZINES, BOOKS, AND WEBSITES

HE HAS ALSO WORKED FOR NUMEROUS FILM AND TELEVISION PRODUCTIONS AS A FREEDIVING UNDERWATER VIDEOGRAPHER
















Image by Daniel Pullen