Back to siphonophores we go. As it happens, the Portuguese man o’ war is far from unique, as there are around 175 species of ...

Not only is it not a jellyfish, it's not even an "it," but a "they." The Portuguese man-of-war is a siphonophore, an animal made up of a colony of organisms working together. The man-of-war ...

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

An Australian lad has taken to TikTok to explain the rather petrifying reason no one was swimming in the sea at one Sydney ...

People have been warned not to walk barefoot on Pembrokeshire beaches or touch Portuguese man o' war which have washed up. Sea Trust Wales said the species of siphonophore - a group of animals ...

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.

Portuguese man-of-war are marooning themselves on South Florida’s beaches in high numbers this year, likely due to higher ...

That's one of the largest size differences between males and females—called sexual size dimorphism—in the animal kingdom ... jellyfish, the Portuguese man-of-war, which it uses to its ...

Portuguese Man O’War - a highly toxic species often mistaken for jellyfish - trigger immediate severe pain even after brief contact and can cause potentially fatal reactions, including breathing ...

The number of Portuguese man o' war in Welsh seas has risen with reports of sightings in north and south Wales. Sea Trust Wales said the species of siphonophore - a group of animals related to ...