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Stinging Hydroid, Macrorhynchia philippina
Stinging Hydroid
(Macrorhynchia philippina)
A feathery hydroid which will teach you to not put your hands just anywhere, giving you a bit of a sting. Hydroids are related to corals, jellyfish and anemones and its microscopic tentacles are armed with nematocysts (stinging cells).