A highly venomous blue-colored and balloon-like creature is washing up on a beach on Florida’s Gulf Coast. NBC affiliate WBBH ...

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 ...

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

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA, Portuguese Man O’ Wars are closely related to jellyfish. Their sting is rarely deadly ...

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 ...

Purple flags were flying on Panama City Beach to warn beachgoers of Portuguese man o' war. The man o' war, often mistaken for a jellyfish, has a painful sting. Beach Safety Director Daryl Paul ...