{"id":245087,"date":"2025-11-05T10:02:24","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T10:02:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/245087\/"},"modified":"2025-11-05T10:02:24","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T10:02:24","slug":"worlds-most-dangerous-creature-washes-up-on-uk-beach-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/245087\/","title":{"rendered":"World&#8217;s most dangerous creature washes up on UK beach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n  Several Portuguese Man &#8216;O War, also known as &#8216;Floating Terrors&#8217;, were spotted along Aberavon Beach in Port Talbot, Wales.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The Port Talbot Coastguard alerted the public to stay cautious and to avoid all contact with the creature.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Confirming the sighting, the Port Talbot Coastguard said: &#8220;We\u2019re urging everyone visiting Aberavon Beach to stay vigilant.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  \u201cDo not touch these creatures, even if they appear dead, as their tentacles can still deliver a painful sting.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  \u201dIf you are stung, rinse the affected area with seawater \u2013 not fresh water \u2013 and carefully remove any tentacles using a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thisismoneyback.co.uk\/money.php?ref=au\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">credit card<\/a> or similar object.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;Immerse the area in water as hot as can be tolerated for at least 30 minutes to help neutralise toxins, and seek medical advice by contacting HM Coastguard or a doctor.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The Coastguard confirmed that they will remove the jellyfish.\n<\/p>\n<p>  What is a Portuguese Man O&#8217;War?<\/p>\n<p>\n  According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalgeographic.com\/animals\/invertebrates\/facts\/portuguese-man-of-war?ref=ed_direct\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">National Geographic<\/a>, a Portuguese Man O&#8217;War is often mistaken for a jellyfish, but is actually a siphonophore, meaning it is &#8220;an animal made up of a colony of organisms working together&#8221;.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <img   width=\"100%\" alt=\" Portuguese Man O'War \"\/>The Portuguese Man O&#8217;War. (Image: Getty Images\/iStockphoto)\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The animal is described as being a &#8220;large translucent purple float&#8221; by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wildlifetrusts.org\/wildlife-explorer\/marine\/colonial-creatures\/portuguese-man-owar?ref=ed_direct\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Wildlife Trusts<\/a>, adding that it has a pink crest and long blue tentacles.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Typically, the Portuguese Man O&#8217;War can be spotted floating on the surface of the sea, but it can often get caught in seaweed.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Recommended Reading\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Although they can&#8217;t swim, they often wash up ashore after big storms due to strong winds.\n<\/p>\n<p>  Are Portuguese Man O&#8217;War poisonous?<\/p>\n<p>\n  The animal is covered in venom-filled nematocysts that can paralyse and kill fish and small creatures.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  National Geographic shares that for humans, the creature&#8217;s sting can by &#8220;excruciatingly painful&#8221;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Several Portuguese Man &#8216;O War, also known as &#8216;Floating Terrors&#8217;, were spotted along Aberavon Beach in Port Talbot,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":241386,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[90,56,54,55,4407],"class_list":{"0":"post-245087","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-wildlife","8":"tag-science","9":"tag-uk","10":"tag-united-kingdom","11":"tag-unitedkingdom","12":"tag-wildlife"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/245087","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=245087"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/245087\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/241386"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=245087"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=245087"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=245087"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}