It looks like a child lost their floaty toy, right? But whatever you do, don’t try to pick it up. That ain’t no floaty toy.

The Portuguese man o war is often mistaken for a jellyfish, but it is actually a colony of specialized organisms working ...

Man o’ war and blue jellyfish have been spotted washing ashore along Florida’s Space Coast. Experts warn the animals’ tentacles can still sting, even when dead, causing painful welts. Beachgoers are ...

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 ...

An urgent warning has been issued to the public after several Portuguese Man O’ War, also nicknamed “Floating Terrors,” were discovered on a popular Welsh beach. The Port Talbot Coastguard confirmed ...

The name mikazuki isn’t random. It is a nod to the local history of the Tohoku region, derived from the Japanese word for “crescent moon” — the shape of the iconic helmet worn by the legendary Samurai ...

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 ...

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. — The weather for the beach is looking beautiful, but before you get your feet wet lifeguards have a warning. Portuguese Man o' War and other dangerous sea life have been washing ...

EMERALD ISLE, N.C. (WITN) - Officials have confirmed that there have been multiple Portuguese Man O’ War stings at Emerald Isle. Saturday, officials at the Emerald Isle Fire Department told WITN that ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — After historic flooding in central North Carolina earlier this week, five swimming sites along rivers failed testing for fecal bacteria and at the coast, Portuguese man o’ war ...