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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The man o' war's English name is based on the [[Wikipedia:Portuguese man o' war|Portuguese man o' war]], a hydrozoan found in the Atlantic and Indian ocean known for its venomous nematocysts which can deliver a sting powerful enough to kill fish and cause severe pain and occasionally death to humans. Despite its superficial appearance to a jellyfish, the two are not related. | *The man o' war's English name is based on the [[Wikipedia:Portuguese man o' war|Portuguese man o' war]], a hydrozoan found in the Atlantic and Indian ocean known for its venomous nematocysts which can deliver a sting powerful enough to kill fish and cause severe pain and occasionally death to humans. Despite its superficial appearance to a jellyfish, the two are not related. | ||
* A monster extremely similar to the man o' war appears in {{DQ7|short}}, the [[sting slime]]. | * A monster extremely similar to the man o' war appears in {{DQ7|short}}, the [[sting slime]]. The difference between the two is that the sting slime dwells on land, while the man o' war prefers to live in seas and oceans. | ||
==In Other Languages== | ==In Other Languages== | ||