How Do Man O Wars Digest Food
Use your notes and this module to help answer the questions as well as some outside reputable sources. It uses its so-called coelenteron which is doing the same thing as your stomach and intestines. Portuguese Man O War Facts Pictures Video Information Man o War March 29 1917 November 1 1947 also known as Big Red was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who is widely regarded as one of the greatest racehorses of all time. How do man o wars digest food . It is known a colony of Man O Wars will mate at a certain time and will mix the larvae up to prevent inbreeding. The gastrovascular cavity has only one opening that serves as both a mouth and an anus an incomplete digestive system. Once prey is trapped men-of-war can contract their tentacles to bring the prey into contact with polyps that secrete digestive enzymes to liquefy their catch Lee 2003. Food is taken into the gastrovascular cavity enzymes are secreted into the cavity and the cells lining the cavity absorb the nutrie...