Warning Alabama: Beaches Full Of Dangerous Man Of War Jellyfish

There is one thing I am terrified of….it’s a deadly jellyfish.

The Portuguese Man o’ War – It has a gas-filled float that keeps it on the water’s surface, and long, stinging tentacles that can grow up to 165 feet. Its tentacles are covered in venom-filled cells that capture prey. Though it can’t swim, it drifts with currents and winds. Its sting is painful, it’s a dangerous predator in the ocean.

Now, I love how most scientists say things “are rarely deadly”.

Oh, ok, that’s much better. This creature only kills a few people every year…

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