bluebottles
Metallic buzzing pests
Bluebottles are large flies with metallic blue abdomens, often found around carrion and garbage.
The name also refers to the Portuguese man-of-war, a jellyfish-like creature with a painful sting, common in Australian waters: The beach was closed because of bluebottles.
In British slang, bluebottle is old-fashioned for a police officer, from the blue uniform.
Winged buzzing pests
- blowfliesFlesh-eating fly larvae hosts
- carrionPutrefying animal remains
- maggotsLarval flies
- buzzingLow vibrating hum
pest · decomposition · larvae · diptera · antennae · thorax · abdomen · exoskeleton
Stinging aquatic invertebrate
- tentaclesFlexible grasping appendages
- nematocystsStinging organelles of cnidarians
- stingersVenom-delivering appendages
- venomousProducing injected toxins
colonial · drifters · translucent · beach · swimmers · warnings · tropical · float
flies
Winged buzzing pests
buzzing · pest · decomposition · larvae · diptera · antennae · thorax · abdomen · exoskeleton · metamorphosis
cnidarian
Stinging aquatic invertebrate
- tentaclesFlexible grasping appendages
- nematocystsStinging organelles of cnidarians
- stingersVenom-delivering appendages
venomous · colonial · drifters · translucent · beach · swimmers · warnings · tropical · float · marine
venom
Injected animal poison
- nematocystsStinging organelles of cnidarians
- tentaclesFlexible grasping appendages
- toxinBiological-origin harm agent
painful · burning · welts · urticaria · vinegar · lifeguard · allergic · anaphylaxis · seawater · throbbing
currents
Directional flows of movement
marine · saltwater · surf · beach · coastal · drift · winds · tropical · shoreline · pelagic
bluebottlesbeneficial insects
Arthropods aiding agriculture
honeybees · butterflies · bees · ladybugs · pollinators
bluebottlesmoon jellyfish
Translucent marine cnidarian
dolphins · sea turtles · seahorses · starfish
bluebottlescivilians
Non-military population
criminals · lawbreakers · villains · ordinary citizens · the public