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Beachgoers warned to watch out for toxic man-o’-war

Beachgoers warned to watch out for toxic man-o’-war

| 15/01/2024 | 13 Comments

(CNS): The Department of Environment is warning people that it has received a number of reports of Portuguese man-o’-wars (Physalia physalis) washing up on South Sound beaches as a result of the recent weather conditions. The highly toxic siphonophores, which are not jellyfish but complex colonies of organisms, should never be touched.

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