The Portuguese man-of-war is a siphonophore, an animal made up of a colony of organisms working together. Colony Structure, Tentacles, and Venom. The man-of-war comprises four separate polyps.

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McCardle said he could not remember ever seeing a man-of-war appear on Hancock County’s beaches. It is unclear when, if ever, they have been reported on the Mississippi Coast, but Orange Beach ...

Still, their presence isn’t new: Man o’ war sightings in the Massachusetts area have occurred since the late 1800s, Collins noted, and the animals are more abundant in warmer months.

JENSEN BEACH, Fla. — If you’re hitting the beaches this holiday, you may want to be on the lookout for man-of-war. Not just in the water — but also on the sand.

After similar man-of-war sightings in South Florida last December, scientists guessed the creatures may have floated in because of a shift in trade winds, currents or a winter storm.