Portuguese Man-of-War

Jonnie Hackett saw the picture I posted on the blog and provided the correct identification. Jonnie said, "Dick, those baggie things are Portuguese Man-of-War. STAY AWAY from them. The have tentacles like a jelly fish and will leave red burning welt lines on you. People who have severe reactions can have breathing and cardiac arrest (quoting from a web site). Their tentacles can be long even when they blow up on the beach."

It's a good thing we didn't touch them just out of general caution, although I did stand too close to one on the beach in bare feet. Tsk tsk.

Thanks Jonnie.