July 22, 2008
Why are the Jellyfish Here Early?
After NYC Triathlon competitors complained of jellyfish in the Hudson Rivers, attention is now on why the marine animals have appeared about a month early. The NY Times says one theory is "recent winds from the south that blew away the sea’s warmer surface water, allowing an upwelling of cold water," creating a perfect environment for the lion's mane breed of jellyfish. And marine biologist tells the Sun the Sea Nettle breed's stings can "really hurt." But the sting aren't considered dangerous, unless someone has an allergy.
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Because nature doesn't follow our schedule?
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PB & JF...
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Autistic Jellyfish
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I was in the ocean the other day and they were everywhere. It was disgusting. The clear ones are ok, the red ones sting like a mother. There were jellyfish fights going on. It was like a Monty Python sketch.
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I noticed millions of the clear kind @ Rockaway last weekend. Didn't come across any stingers thankfully....