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 ...

This is what a Portuguese man o' war looks like when it is fully inflated There have been previous sightings of the jellyfish-like creature on beaches in County Clare and County Antrim.

No list of dangerous jellies would be complete without the Portuguese Man O' War. Though technically a siphonophore and not a ...

If you’re hitting the beaches this holiday season or looking for a post-holiday vacation, you may want to be on the lookout ...

People are being warned to be careful on beaches and keep their dogs on leads after sightings of stinging creatures similar to jellyfish. Portuguese man o' war, originally from the Atlantic ...

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The man-o-war, a relative of the jellyfish, has the same capacity to sting on both water and land, and even a dead man-o-war’s tentacles can deliver a sting, said Sofia Tyreman, communications ...

The polyp stage of their lives is usually more conspicuous than the small adult jellies. However, not all hydrozoans are considered jellyfish. For example, the famous Portuguese man o’ war is part of ...

Portuguese men o' war are washing ashore at beaches in Volusia County. Laura Gordon, a FOX 35 viewer, shared the photo of the ...

The Portuguese Man O’ War, often mistaken for a jellyfish, is actually a siphonophore—a colonial organism composed of specialized individual animals working together as one. Recognizable by ...

The creature, called Portuguese man o’ war, resembles a jellyfish but is actually a siphonophore, an animal made up of a colony of organisms that work together. They are colorful and even ...