Meet four animals that have mastered the art of chemical defense and offense. Sneak up on a bombardier beetle and it will shoot boiling acid from its behind. Cone snails will inject a fish with venom ...

Hint: You may need to buy new shoes. By Jancee Dunn I’ve noticed two odd things about my feet lately: They’ve grown a shoe size, and walking barefoot hurts on flat surfaces such as my kitchen floor.

NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) - Beach patrol is flying purple flags at lifeguard stands as jellyfish sightings and stings are increasing in the Grand Strand. North Myrtle Beach Beach Patrol Manager ...

Jellyfish are stinging beachgoers all along the mid-Atlantic seaboard this summer. One of the victims last week was my friend and fellow outdoor writer Jeff Woleslagle who endured multiple stings ...

Some 2,000 beachgoers in Ocean City have been stung by jellyfish over the past two weeks, city officials said. “The jellyfish population has really blossomed in Ocean City compared to the last couple ...

Beachgoers in Delaware have a stinging addition to their fun in the sun — an onslaught of jellyfish. Reports of jellyfish sightings (and stings) have taken off over the end of July and through the ...

The recent drought and extremely warm temperatures has led to some unusual visitors into the St. Johns River. While not exactly rare, they are not as common in the typically freshwater portion of the ...

The jellyfish commonly encountered off the resort are sea nettles, Ocean City Beach Patrol Capt. Butch Arbin said. "For most people, it's not a serious thing, because these are not the kind of ...

Lots of people unthinkingly rip out stinging nettles (Urtica dioica) whenever they find them, which is understandable as they spread rapidly and cause painful stings to the unwary hand or leg. I'm a ...