Visitors should stay alert to the authorities' instructions and avoid entering the water in areas where these organisms have been spotted.

Anyone unfamiliar with the biology of the venomous Portuguese man-of-war would likely mistake it for a jellyfish. Not only is it not a jellyfish, it's not even an "it," but a "they." The ...

ANOTHER Portuguese Man o’ War has been spotted on the beaches of the Costa del Sol. A specimen of the deadly jellyfish washed ...

However, you may come upon an unwelcome guest if you don’t watch your step. Portuguese Men of War have been washing up along the coast in bright blue bunches that may be pretty to look at ...

At 03:00 on 10 May, Grand Duchess Charlotte, her husband and children hurried into a Fiat that Crown Prince Jean had received ...

Portuguese men-of-war are marooning themselves on South Florida’s beaches in high numbers this year, likely due to higher winds. While seeming completely harmless, the bluish balloon-like man-of ...

Answer: Very carefully! Portuguese man o’war are normally only seen when they turn up on our beaches, and in recent months the UK has seen a ‘plague’ of these strange creatures washing up.

Beachgoers and individuals engaged in coastal activities are urged to remain vigilant, as the Portuguese Man o’ War can still sting even after it is dead due to a reflex action of its tentacles ...

The Portuguese Man-of-War This colorful jellyfish is not one organism but a colony of four kinds of polyp. The stinging cells on the tentacles with which it fishes secrete a substance that is ...

THE Portuguese man-of-war (Physalia) occurs in two forms which are mirror images of one another but otherwise identical. Under the influence of the wind, one form (left-handed) moves to the right ...