If I'm not mistaken, you need an anti-venom of some sort...I would get to a hospital & not take any chances. I think they can ;be lethal....
They sting their food.
The portuguese man of war is not a jellyfish because its sting cannot be cured by pouring vinegar.
The tentacles of a portuguese man o war can deliver a painful (and sometimes fatal) sting.
The tentacles of a portuguese man o war can deliver a painful (and sometimes fatal) sting.
yes. A Portuguese man-of-war is a large hydrozoan, having an aerial float and long stinging tentacles.
The Portuguese man o' war is not currently in danger of becoming extinct. Their tentacles are venomous, and they're able to inflict a painful sting.
yes u can die from it if its bad enough.
I once heard that Vinegar will calm it, so when i got stung in the face while surfing in Mexico, I used the mustard from the cooler box! Yes, it worked, calmed the sting and pain and slowly dissolved.
It is a jellyfish-like marine creature, also known as the Bluebottle. They have venomous tentacles that can give a painful sting.
Leave it alone, even if it is on land because it can still sting you. If you see it in water, swim away quickly.
Man o' war are carnivorous creatures that feed predominantly on small fish, plankton, and other floating marine organisms using their long tentacles equipped with venomous nematocysts to stun and capture their prey. They are known to also eat crustaceans and other small invertebrates found in the ocean.
The Portuguese Man o' War is Carribean.