The fish in Alfonso Barone's net are hauled aboard off Sicily half- eaten, ravaged by bearded fireworms, a voracious predator flourishing in the increasingly warm Mediterranean sea. The centipede-like ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water, there's another creepy crawly, slimy, slippery creature to warn you about that can make your beach trip miserable.

As if sharks, jellyfish and stingrays weren't enough to worry about at the beach. Now Texans can add fireworms to the mix. A few of the unusual and poisonous marine critters were spotted along the ...