Jellyfish-like creatures discovered on Isle of Wight

11:47am Sunday 7th October 2012 in News

A Portuguese man-of-war A Portuguese man-of-war

TWO potentially deadly Portuguese men-of-war have washed up on the shore of the Isle of Wight.

The creatures, the stings from which can kill humans in extreme cases, were discovered at Chale Bay by a man out hunting for fossils.

Although the jellyfish-like creatures were dead, the Southampton-based Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) has repeated its warnings to people not to touch them and to get medical help if they are stung.

It comes after further recent reported sightings along the south coast.

The MCA is asking people to let them know if they see a Portuguese man-of-war, which can have tentacles that stretch up to 50m long, in the sea or on shore.

Comments(6)

moocowpoorchick says...
6:54pm Sun 7 Oct 12

Nicely edited corbis copy written image, do you have permission to use it?

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dango says...
7:23pm Sun 7 Oct 12

more bloody immigrants.

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Mavis Barlow says...
8:29pm Sun 7 Oct 12

It looks like a discarded whale condom to me!

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Raxx says...
9:08am Mon 8 Oct 12

"jellyfish-like creatures"

Well done Echo! Neatly side-stepped a common misconception there.

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Andy Locks Heath says...
10:15am Mon 8 Oct 12

Raxx wrote:
"jellyfish-like creatures"

Well done Echo! Neatly side-stepped a common misconception there.
One for the pub quizes I think! :-)

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simon101 says...
1:08pm Mon 8 Oct 12

The only Portugese man of war we should welcome is also named Jose Fonte after his brace at St Marys.

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