Although they are often described as jellyfish, these poisonous creatures named after an 18th century armed sailing ship from Spain's neighbor are in fact a 'colonial organism' which is made up of specialized individual animals (of the same species). What is this creature?

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1. Although they are often described as jellyfish, these poisonous creatures named after an 18th century armed sailing ship from Spain's neighbor are in fact a 'colonial organism' which is made up of specialized individual animals (of the same species). What is this creature?