According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the Portuguese man o' war is not actually a jellyfish, even though they often look identical. Photo by Hansel Gonzalez on ...

Some familiar creatures on Galveston’s beaches are showing up seemingly out of season. Surfside visitors have shared photos of recent sightings of man-o-wars over the last week. On Monday, the ...

Portuguese man o' war wash up on beaches because they can't propel themselves and are at the mercy of the wind and ocean currents. Often confused for jellyfish, Portuguese man o' war are actually ...

That's a 16 per cent increase on the number of sightings last year. Often mistaken for jellyfish, the Portuguese Man O'War is actually a siphonophore - a colony of tiny zooids all working together ...

Read full article: The Portuguese Man o’ War: What are they and why you should avoid them If you have spent any time at the beaches on the Texas Gulf Coast, chances are you have seen jellyfish ...

BRITS have been warned of an invasion of Portuguese man o' war, as the venomous jellyfish-like sea creatures descend on UK shores. There were 280 sightings of the creature, also known as "floating ...

Compass jellyfish and Portuguese man o’ war sightings took joint-second spot with 280 sightings, but while that figure is to be expected for compass jellyfish, which are native to British and Irish ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — Winchester Road at Man O' War Boulevard was shut down early Wednesday morning due to a crash involving two vehicles. Police say two people were transported from the ...

Despite its translucent appearance and long tentacles, the Portuguese man-of-war isn't a jellyfish — it's not even a single organism. Each man-of-war is a fusion of individual polyps ...

SULLIVANS ISLAND, S.C. (WCBD) – Sullivan’s Island authorities have warned residents of numerous Portuguese Man O’ War sightings in the past few days. Police chief Glenn Meadows said a beach ...