Local NPR for the Cape, Coast & Islands 90.1 91.1 94.3
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations
Every weekday morning CAI brings you coverage of local issues, news, and stories that matter. Join us for Morning Edition from 6 a.m. to 9a.m., with Kathryn Eident.

The Truth About Portuguese Man-of-Wars

Larry Madin, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, http://www.whoi.edu/page.do?pid=9779&tid=3622&cid=14949

Cape officials have been installing a new sign to warn beach goers of another potential way to get hurt on the beach—a sting from a Portuguese man-of-war. There have been several sightings of the unusual, jelly fish-like creature on Cape beaches this summer. Most recently, one washed up on the beach at the Kennedy compound in Hyannis Port.

WCAI's Kathryn Eident talked with Larry Madin, Deputy Vice President and Director of Research at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, to learn more about the Portuguese man-of-war including: How it travels, what it eats, and how it got its unusual name. 
 
Read more about the Portuguese man-of-war and see photos taken by Madin here

Kathryn Eident was the Morning Edition Host and Senior Producer of News until November 2022.