I do not believe in Portuguese Men of War.

What is their deal, we are told they are colonies, but how can that work as a reproducing common animal.

Do the various parts of the animal all sneak off and mate with their counterparts and then magically find the corresponding parts and back stick together?

If anyone could shed some light I would be very greatful.

-Polly

Here you go:

Spawning most often takes place in the fall (Kurlansky 2004). The reproductive parts of the man-of-war are either male or female (Kurlansky 2004). The gametes are formed by the gonozooids and shed into the water. The sperm of one colony joins with the egg of another colony (Lee 2003). Physalia physalis also reproduce by asexual, mitotic division or budding (Lee 2003).

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