The creature can rise up to six inches out of the water. They often lurk below the ocean’s surface and grow to an average of 10 meters (about 30 feet) and may extend by as much as 30 meters or ...

The creatures are capable of floating in legions of 1,000 or more. A Portuguese man-of-war washed up on a beach in North Carolina (Cape Lookout National Seashore) ...