The big, blue jellyfish washing up on Florida beaches this week actually aren't jellyfish at all. Here's what to know about ...

However, they are still capable of inflicting an irritating sting. The body of a four-handed box jellyfish, on the other hand, is about half a foot long, with tentacles extending close to a foot ...

PSA: Stingrays are back in the Lowcountry. Here’s your annual reminder of what to do — and not do — if you cross paths with one.

He is believed to be the first person to die from a sting from an Irukandji, a peanut-sized jellyfish whose venom heightens the heart rate and blood pressure. There is no known anti-venom.

DURING a meeting with medical assistants from Hospital Langkawi recently, I brought up the subject of jellyfish sting incidents which seem to be on the increase in the past few months. They told ...

Shortly after completing her journey, Merhige told CNN that she was "constantly" being stung by jellyfish during the swim — so much so that she "eventually stopped counting" the stings.

Three people were treated for stings last week, the Galveston Island Beach Patrol told Houston's KHOU-TV Friday, adding that man o' war encounters are common this time of year. That does not make ...

They look like jellyfish and sting like them, too, but they’re actually a close relative. Named for the way their blobby “bodies” resemble 18th-century Portuguese warships, these colorful ...

Portuguese man o' war, often mistaken for jellyfish, have been sighted on Florida beaches. While rarely fatal to humans, the sting can be intense and should be treated with hot compresses ...