VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — The venomous Portuguese man o’ war has been spotted in Virginia Beach. When the marine creatures washed up in the resort city, a lot of people were surprised. That ...

Portuguese Man O’ War, often mistaken for jellyfish, are colonies of polyps that wash ashore due to wind and currents. Unlike jellyfish, Man O’ War are composed of different polyp types, including the ...

It consists of four separate polyps (bladder, tentacles, digestive and reproductive). The Portuguese man-o-war is named for ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — After a Portuguese man o' war was spotted at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront Wednesday, we reached out to the Virginia Aquarium to educate us on what the creature is and why it ...

British beachgoershave been issued a warningafter a number of Portuguese man o' war washed up the UK coast. A number of the ...

The warning flags on the beach follow a stoplight system with green, yellow and red. If caught in a rip current, don’t swim directly back to shore. Instead, swim parallel to the shore until you’re out ...

Officials have confirmed that there have been multiple Portuguese Man O’ War stings at Emerald Isle. On Saturday, officials at the Emerald Isle Fire Department told WITN that there were “quite a few” ...