Baby Blue Dolphin

Actually it's a Blue Bottle or Pacific Man-o-War but if you use a bit of imagination, it looks like a dolphin.
Nasty little shits they are too. Been stung a number of times. I hate them.

Taken at Kirra beach on the Gold Coast

[Wylie]

Harsh words Terry. did you know that they are actually a colony? lovely colour though, particularly against the sandy beach.

[julia]

Nasty little devils... great pov

[Pam Knowler]

It's a beautiful colour but sounds horrible!

[Sam]

Mmm I'm not so keen on blue bottles either!!!

[Babs]

It looks beautiful from this angle. Never been stung by one myself, touch wood I never do either.

[Tony]

I share your view. Used to encounter them back in Moruya.

[Dianne]

Great shot - stay well away from them!

[Liana Bull]

Nice capture of a blue bottle - I haven't seen these for years thank goodness! It does so look like a blue dolphin though. Clever POV

[Debbie]

I can't see a dolphon but I think I see a male part of anatomy.... or is that just me. Haha

I agree ive bern atung a number of times and they really hurt.

I really like the way that you've captured this with the waves in the background

[Poppo Livy]

@pusspup Yeah Wylie. I found that out this afternoon when I was reading up about them before I posted the shot and discovered they were in fact a colony of 4 kinds of highly modified individuals. So there you go. The things we learn on 365. Yesterday Mona @mona65 informed me that my yellow fungus was Leucocoprinus birnbaumii. Very soon, I'll know all there is to know about everything.

[Poppo Livy]

@deborah63 No comment Debbie :-)

[Poppo Livy]

@deborah63 @kiwinanna Have a look at the shot I just posted

[Valerie Chesney]

This one looks like a blue baby seal to me....Great shot again. Fav

[sally agnew]

I'm thinking a blue walrus minus tusks, nice DOF and colours Poppo :)

[Kane Arlow]

I think I like the other one better. But I still like this one. For some useless information, I saw a recent video that explains that jellyfish like this are not just one organism, but many working together. Freaky.

[Merrelyn]

I don't see a dolphin. Too me it looks more like a sleeping sea lion :)

[Gabrielle Snyder]

Nasty, but a beautiful blue! Nice capture.

[Poppo Livy]

@karlow75 Yeah Kane. See Wylie's comment above and my reply to him

[Kane Arlow]

@terryliv oh yes, we are a smart mob on 365 :)

[Stacy]

Wow. Never seen or heard of that before but it's beautiful.

[Denise Wood]

I agree with Sally @hermann - definitely a walrus :)

[Jane Anderson]

I like how I can see right through it! I've never seen one in my life!

[Denise (lyndemc)]

It looks 'other worldly' to me. Despite the detested subject matter, the picture has some great color tones to it — very beachy.

[*lynn]

great POV ... cool waves and water in the background

[Rachel]

This one wins the day for me. Best of the 3 that i have seen. Great shot.