Did you know that a bluebottle is actually a colony of four tiny individuals called zooids! Once these solitary zooids are attached to each other they work together to blow a big blue bubble so that they can float around trying catch small fish with their sting.

When I was young I always thought the bluebottle was pointless. I would reason that at least bees can make honey, blue bottle just sting, and really badly. Now that I know that they are actually a happy little family out on a fishing trip I have a little more respect for them.

mikoto’s blue bottle has four distinct creatures… can you see them?

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