Beachgoers are urged to avoid touching the cube-shape jellies.

At Delaware's Lewes Beach, Beach Patrol Captain Strohm Edwards has seen more jellyfish this year than any other and stings have tripled. Along the Nantucket Sound shoreline, researchers believe ...

With southeast winds common this time of year, swimmers and surfers had best be on the lookout for the litany of gelatinous globes that could be blown ashore. Jellyfish thrive in warmer summer waters, ...

Jellyfish are very sneaky about stinging. Most are silent. Some have venom that kicks in on a time delay. Many species even manage to get in a few zingers after they’re dead. But according to research ...

The tentacles of the Portuguese man o' war, (which is technically a siphonophore, a group related to jellyfish), contain harpoon-like cells called nematocysts that deliver painful doses of venom.

Box jellyfish glide through tropical shallows with an almost delicate grace, yet their venom ranks among the most lethal on Earth. A sufficiently heavy sting can shut down a person’s heart in just a ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — It’s summer, and as more people head to the beach, experts say jellyfish sightings are common along our local shores. Moon jellies and stinging nettles are the most ...

UNINVITED GUESTS ALONG THE SHORELINE. THEY SURE WILL. JELLYFISH ARE STARTING TO WASH UP IN VOLUSIA COUNTY ALREADY, WHICH MEANS SOME OF US MAY FEEL THE STING AS SOON AS WE HIT THE WATER. WESH PAMELA ...