Swimming in Florida's waters? Be mindful and avoid this often unseen animal, which can cause pain if you accidentally come into contact with it.

Though interesting to look at, the Portuguese man-of-war’s venom can be deadly to small fish and painful to humans, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The creature has a ...

In a recent paper in Bioinspiration & Biomimetics, researchers at Florida Atlantic University describe the process of building and testing five free-swimming soft robotic jellyfish. The paper ...

Jellyfish-like creatures, known as Portuguese man-of-wars, have been spotted recently along Florida and Alabama beaches, officials said. Screengrab from City of Orange Beach Coastal Resources post ...

Beta-carotene, produced by microbes within the jellyfish's natural microbiome, plays a key role in this process. Without these microorganisms, the so-called strobilation process—the ...