Their sting is rarely deadly to humans—but it can be extremely painful. Recently, they’ve been showing up in local ...

The venomous marine creature usually found in the Atlantic or Indian oceans washed ashore in the Gulf, near South Beach.

Prepare to rethink your understanding of ocean dangers by learning about the Portuguese Man O' War.

An Orange Beach visitor yesterday snapped a photo of a rare Gulf Coast sighting, a Portuguese man o’ war. “Stranded but still stunning — a Portuguese Man-o-War spotted on the shore," wrote ...

Hundreds of Portuguese Man O' War (Physalia physalis) have washed up on the sand, painting the coastline with a dangerous purple hue. The presence of this marine organism has caused concern among ...