If you happen to spot a marine creature whose top half looks like a translucent blue dumpling, don't run to touch or hold it. This beautiful looking yet venomous creature is known as the Portuguese Man O' War or blue bottle, which has been sighted at Girgaum and Juhu chowpatty recently.

With a bubble-like body and 18-20 cm long tentacles, it had previously washed ashore in Mumbai in the first week of July 2017. Volunteers and members of the Marine Life of Mumbai (MLOM) group have requested tourists visiting the beaches to be very careful around the animal, as its sting can cause a lot of pain.