Surfers and beach goers are generally afraid of encountering toxic jellyfish, and the physalia physalis (僧帽水母), more commonly known as the Portuguese man o' war, seen recently in Taiwan has the third-most venomous sting of this kind in the world, the Marine National Park Headquarters said Friday.
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