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 ...

Two Portuguese man-o-war washed up on a beach in Surf City on Long Beach Island on Wednesday morning. Photos posted on social media by a woman who was beachcombing show the siphonophores, which are ...

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 ...

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” ...

This beautiful, majestic creature could kill you in a matter of minutes. But you didn’t know that, so you decided to touch it. Now, that excruciating pain you feel is its powerful venom entering your ...