The beautiful translucent blue purple Man-O-War can bring a painful sting if the tentacles touch skin. JAMAICA BEACH, Texas – If you have spent any time at the beaches on the Texas Gulf Coast, chances ...

This beautiful, majestic creature could kill you in a matter of minutes. But you didn’t know that, so you decided to touch it. Now, that excruciating pain you feel is its powerful venom entering your ...

With the weather turning warmer, people visiting beaches in Galveston and other spots along the Texas coast are reporting more Portuguese man-of-war sightings. The species may look pretty and blue or ...

FOLLY BEACH, S.C. (WCSC) - A viewer submitted photos of a Portuguese Man o’ War, a jellyfish-like creature, that she spotted Sunday morning on Folly Beach. Amy Bradley from James Island spotted the ...

Early December brought an unexpected spectacle to Mustang and North Padre Islands as thousands of Portuguese Man O’ War (Physalia physalis) washed ashore. The influx occurred after a powerful cold ...

City officials have issued a Portuguese man-of-war advisory for Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve and Waikiki beaches this morning. An HNL alert was issued at 9 :15 a.m. after the stinging man-o-wars were ...

FOLLY BEACH — There have been multiple Portuguese man o’ war sightings up and down the South Carolina and north Georgia coasts over the weekend. At least two sightings were reported at Folly Beach.

Emerald Isle Beach in North Carolina has issued a warning about Portuguese man-of-war washing ashore. Officials said they’re highly dangerous and can sting you even when washed up on the sand. They ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — There's an increase of Portuguese Man O' Wars washing up on Padre Island. Although they're common in the Gulf Coast, during this time of the year it's unusual to see hundreds ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Portuguese Man O'War species aren't technically jellyfish, but siphonophores. For around 250 years, marine biologists believed the ...

If you’re heading down to the coast soon, you will need to keep an eye out for thousands of Portuguese Man O’ War that are washing ashore on Mustang and North Padre Islands. According to the Harte ...

The Portuguese man-of-war isn’t a jellyfish but a floating colony of genetically identical organisms that work together as one animal. Its gas-filled float acts like a sail, allowing wind and currents ...