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A beautiful purple creature\u00a0<\/span>called\u00a0<\/span><\/a>a Portuguese\u00a0<\/span>man-of-war,<\/span>\u00a0may wash ashore<\/span>, but\u00a0<\/span>it\u2019s<\/span>\u00a0important<\/span>\u00a0to avoid touching it\u2014and\u00a0<\/span>don\u2019t<\/span>\u00a0try licking it!\u00a0<\/span>An influencer once made the mistake of licking these venomous<\/span>\u00a0\u201c<\/span>cute<\/span>\u201d\u00a0<\/span>creatures,<\/span>\u00a0with\u00a0<\/span>serious<\/span>\u00a0consequences.<\/span><\/p>\n

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As striking as the purple and blue hues of the Portuguese man-of-war may be, these\u00a0<\/span>creatures\u00a0<\/span><\/a>pose a significant threat to human health.\u00a0<\/span>It looks like a floating bubble with blue or purple hues and long, dark purple tentacles trailing beneath it.<\/span><\/p>\n

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It\u2019s<\/span>\u00a0these tentacles that carry the danger. They\u00a0<\/span>are filled<\/span>\u00a0with venom, capable of delivering a painful and potentially dangerous sting.\u00a0<\/span>Even if these creatures wash up on the shore and appear dead, avoid them, as their venomous sting remains active for days after.<\/span><\/p>\n

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A sting from this seemingly innocent creature can result in cardiac issues, fever, shock, painful red welts, difficulty breathing, paralysis, and\u00a0<\/span>in<\/span>\u00a0rare cases, death. If\u00a0<\/span>you\u2019re<\/span>\u00a0stung by a Portuguese man-of-war, resist the urge to pee on it! Instead, seek professional medical treatment immediately.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A beautiful purple creature\u00a0called\u00a0a Portuguese\u00a0man-of-war,\u00a0may wash ashore, but\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0important\u00a0to avoid touching it\u2014and\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0try licking it!\u00a0An influencer once made the mistake of licking these venomous\u00a0\u201ccute\u201d\u00a0creatures,\u00a0with\u00a0serious\u00a0consequences. By\u00a0Diego Rego Monteiro\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Own work,\u00a0CC BY-SA 3.0,\u00a0Link As striking … <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14784,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14783","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\nBeware of the Portuguese Man-of-War Washed Ashore - Thetwistzone<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/thetwistzone.com\/?p=14783\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Beware of the Portuguese Man-of-War Washed Ashore - Thetwistzone\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A beautiful purple creature\u00a0called\u00a0a Portuguese\u00a0man-of-war,\u00a0may wash ashore, but\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0important\u00a0to avoid touching it\u2014and\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0try licking it!\u00a0An influencer once made the mistake of licking these venomous\u00a0\u201ccute\u201d\u00a0creatures,\u00a0with\u00a0serious\u00a0consequences. 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