Here are the U.S. beaches with the most jellyfish stings, plus which species are common, and expert tips on how to avoid and ...

In North America, five families of moths have caterpillars that can deliver painful stings. Find out which ones in this article.

Nature's deadliest creatures employ distinct defense mechanisms. Venomous animals inject toxins through bites or stings, like cobras and jellyfish. Po ...

There's lots of advice out there on how to handle a jellyfish sting. The most common and persistent mythical solution is urine. But experts say this could actually make things worse.

Taryn White is a D.C.-based travel writer who covers a wide range of topics, including family travel, hotels, food, aviation, beaches, historical and cultural topics, and wellness travel. She can ...

Portuguese man o' wars are washing up on the Delaware beaches. Kimberly Neff of Ocean View found two Portuguese man o'wars on the beach Oct. 2, she said, one on Bethany Beach and one on the Indian ...

More than 300 mauve stingers, or palagia noctiluca, were recorded off an Anglesey beach last week, as well as other locations as far south as Pembrokeshire. The delicate, purplish jellyfish, whose ...

Many Hoosiers were surprised last month to learn that armadillos can be spotted roaming around southern Indiana. The Indiana Department of Natural Resources once again shared the existence of an ...

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 ...

“I don’t think it’s time to push the panic button yet,” an expert said, after rising reports of swarms and stings for beachgoers in parts of the Eastern Seaboard. By Adeel Hassan No, dear beachgoer, ...

A penny-sized jellyfish has been spotted in the western part of Lake Erie as well as in western Pennsylvania. The stinging cells of these freshwater jellyfish can't pierce human skin. The non-native ...

A researcher is trying to solve a marine mystery in the waters off Cape Cod — why a particular jellyfish, not known for stinging people, has been stinging swimmers in recent years. Using protective ...