Phuket beaches ban swimming over poisonous creatures
The Layan, Nai Thon and Nai Yang beaches in the Thai province of Phuket have banned swimming and other water activities after poisonous jellyfish-like creatures were found on the premises. Sirinat National Park head Kittiphat Tharapiban said that park authorities discovered Portuguese man o' wars, which are siphonophores that can deliver a painful and sometimes fatal sting.