Whenever there is a strong onshore breeze, Portuguese Man o' War are destined to end up across the Palm Beaches and the Treasure Coast. They look like harmless little blue balloons but can be a ...

The Charlie Appleby-trained Warren Point will make his North American debut when he leaves the starting gate in the 2023 Man o' War Stakes on Saturday at Belmont Park. A four-year-old son of ...

Local News Portuguese man o’ war spotted at multiple Rhode Island beaches The creatures, which resemble jellyfish, have tentacles that grow to an average of 30 feet.

The Portuguese Man o’ War is distinctive because of its balloon-like float, which rises out of the water and is used like a sail against the wind to move the creature.

Getty Images/iStockphoto Sharks are getting all the bad press, but race for the arrival of another ocean danger — the Portuguese man o’ war, experts told The Post. The jellyfish relative can ...

The sting of a Man o' War is a reflex and does not require deliberate action on the part of the siphonophore. A severed tentacle floating in the water or washed up on the beach can still sting. ...

There have been reports on social media of Portuguese man o’ war sightings in the city. One person reported seeing one in the Lynnhaven River, another reported seeing one near the 1st Street ...

Portuguese man o' war are common in Florida waters and can sting even weeks after washing ashore. If you’ve spotted a big, blue jellyfish on your beach walk recently, it likely wasn’t a ...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says the man o’ war is a siphonophore, a group of animals that are closely related to jellyfish. “Resembling an 18th-century Portuguese warship ...