PHUKET: Lifeguards have warned Phuket beachgoers to be wary of ‘Portuguese Men of War’, poisonous siphonophores that deliver a painful sting if touched.
“One of our lifeguards spotted a Portuguese Man of War on the beach Wednesday. This is not the first one we have found during this monsoon season – several of them have been seen on Phuket beaches already,” Phuket Lifeguard Club President Prathaiyuth Chuayuan told the Phuket Gazette.
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