NEW YORK: People are being warned to take care after a Portuguese man-of-war washed up on a beach in Cornwall.
The eye-catching but potentially dangerous floating sea creatures are only occasionally reported in the UK.
Their tentacles can give a painful sting if they are touched, even if out of water.
It was spotted at Portheras Cove between St Ives and Sennen Cove on Thursday 30 July.
While closely related to jellyfish they are made up of a colony of many tiny marine organisms living together called hydrozoans.
Delia Webb, a biological scientist and spokesperson for Friends of Portheras Cove, said she was delighted at the discovery.
