Under the sea

Under the sea...dangers lurk beneath unexpecting swimmers. All sorts of toxic creatures live beneath cool blue Caribbean waters. Here are some of the dangerous sea creatures from Panama:

Lionfish, which are native to the Pacific ocean, have become invasive in the Caribbean and Atlantic in the last few years. They have toxic spines which means they have no predators that can eat them in the Caribbean, where they are not native. Humans can eat them though, if they remove the spines!

Portuguese man o'war. Found plenty of places other than Portugal. They look like bright purple potstickers with a tail, or some sort of weird Nerf ball. If you want a fun stinging game, try picking one up. It hurts. 

Sea urchins. Don't step on these guys. This long spined urchin is from the genus Diadema.