It's a warship or a soldier, also called a Man O' War. The term came from the name of a horse. In 1919/1920, a horse named Man O' War set a record. In 1919, he won nine of 10 races as a two-year ...

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.

WESTPORT — Portuguese man-of-war sightings have been bobbing up along area beaches, including in Westport, and beachgoers should take care around these venomous, jellyfish-like sea critters.

The Portuguese man-of-war is not a jellyfish, but is closely related. The name comes from its resemblance to an 18th-century Portuguese warship at full sail, according to the NOAA website.

The man-of-war's body consists of a nitrogen-filled bladder-like float which is translucent and which may be 3 to 12 inches long and may extend as much as 6 inches above the water.

The Portuguese man-of-war is armed with tentacles that can sting and cause excruciating pain. Reinhard Dirscherl / ullstein bild via Getty Images Hannah Almanzar, 20, is a college student who was ...

With the weather turning warmer, people visiting beaches in Galveston and other spots along the Texas coast are reporting more Portuguese man-of-war sightings. The species may look pretty and blue ...

A Portuguese man o’ war is actually a siphonophore, which is a collection or colony of individual organisms. Siphonophores are closely related to jellyfish, but they aren’t the same.

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 ...

Q: Years ago, my 3-year-old tripped and fell on a Portuguese man-of-war while we were at the beach.She was writhing in pain. I immediately tried a paste of meat tenderizer, but it did not help. So ...