Texas is home to some of the creepiest, crawliest, and otherwise oddest animals on the planet. We introduce you to them in What in Tarnation?!, an occasional series. Maureen Nolan-Wilde was walking ...

Colorful blue buttons have been appearing on Texas beaches near Galveston, photos show. Screengrab from Facebook post by Galveston Bay Area Chapter - Texas Master Naturalist. Like a kid riding in the ...

These miniature stingers are commonly known as blue button jellyfish, but their official marine name is porpita porpita. Unlike jellyfish, the eye-catching species can't swim and can instead be found ...

A TOURIST hotspot beach has been closed for swimming after sightings of a poisonous jellyfish. Holidaymakers have been warned not to enter the water at Princess Beach in the Similan Islands, ...

New Jersey locals had to do a double take when they discovered nearby beaches were littered with bright blue sea critters. The odd-looking creatures were shades of green and blue and had long, dark ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — There’s something lurking in the water that may be cute as a button, but can pack quite the sting. If you’re planning to squeeze a few more beach days in before it gets ...

If you've been out along St. Johns County's beaches lately, you may have spotted a curious, strangely beautiful turquoise-colored creature wash up on shore. What it is, local biologists say, is a blue ...

PORT ARANSAS, Texas – A KSAT employee sent in photos of blue button jellyfish that she spotted in Port Aransas Monday evening after storms in the area started clearing up. The scientific name for the ...