Here are four creatures that might bite, pinch, or sting in the water in and around Rhode Island. Clinging jellyfish are dime-sized creatures that have sticky pads on their tentacles that allow them to "cling" to seagrass, according to the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute.

The shark bite victim was a 21-year-old man, according to The Nantucket Current. He first came into contact with the shark after reeling it in on the sand. However, when he grabbed the animal to release it back into the ocean,