Swimmers already wary of clinging jellyfish and lurking sharks should put the venomous Portuguese man o’ war on their radar, experts say.
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“It’s like walking in Manhattan. You might get mugged. That’s why you pay attention to where you are and keep your wits about you,” he said, adding, “On the beach, it’s not as bad. If you’re out in the water, they’ve got these big, long tentacles that can do some serious damage.” The man-of-war fires barbs from its tentacles that are loaded with toxin, meant to incapacitate and kill anything — usually its fishy lunch — that brushes against it. Its cells still fire even if the critter is dead and washed-up on shore.The cells still fire even if the Portuguese man o’ war is dead and washed-up on shore.
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