As spring break revelers flocked to beaches in South Florida and South Carolina recently, so did the dangerous Portuguese man o’ war. Purple flags flew across Treasure Coast, South Florida and South Carolina beaches indicating dangerous marine life in the water. Lifeguards flew the purple flag at beaches earlier this year to warn of Portuguese men o’ war.The Portuguese man o’ war, related to a jellyfish, fires barbs loaded with toxin when something brushes against their tentacles. The cells still fire even if the animal is dead and washed-up on shore.
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