Just where or where did this beautiful jelly come from? Imagine you’re a fishermen in Chioggia in north-east Italy. It’s autumn, 2013, and you start your… Read more “Mystery of the golden jelly”
Category: Environment
A giant purple jellyfish washed ashore in Australia, and it’s one of my favorite jellies
Though pretty dead, hold on to your hats for the live ones… This purple jelly recently washed ashore in Queensland, Australia. What is it? A Thysanostoma jelly, and these… Read more “A giant purple jellyfish washed ashore in Australia, and it’s one of my favorite jellies”
Scientists use electricity, drugs, to uncover the secret world of jellyfish
Jellyfish, most of the time, look nothing like jellyfish. They look like tiny little bread-crumb sized sea anemones. These “polyps”, as they’re technically (tragically?) called, can hide… Read more “Scientists use electricity, drugs, to uncover the secret world of jellyfish”
The exceptional life of the mauve stinger jelly Pelagia noctiluca
Mauve stingers jellies can appear on coast by the thousands, literally overnight. This may come as no surprise to salmon farms off Ireland, or tourists in France and Spain. But where do these mauve stingers… Read more “The exceptional life of the mauve stinger jelly Pelagia noctiluca”
Jellypocalyps: Interview with Fox News
Yay! My writings on the jelly shredders were picked up, and I got a call from Fox asking for an interview. Did you know that any time you… Read more “Jellypocalyps: Interview with Fox News”
Jelly killing machine tested in Korea
Scientists in South Korea have developed autonomous robots designed to kill jellies by the thousands. These floating ocean drones are given the GPS coordinates of a jelly… Read more “Jelly killing machine tested in Korea”
Want to go diving in Monterey, CA right now? Be prepared…
Check out this awesome video of divers ascending to the surface from 100 ft. Pacific stinging nettle Chrysaora fuscescens everywhere! Thanks Julie Himes for sharing this!
Biology of the Black Jelly (Chrysaora achlyos)
The west coast of North America is home to one of the most mysterious stinging nettles known, the black jelly, Chrysaora achlyos. Adults are huge, a deep dark… Read more “Biology of the Black Jelly (Chrysaora achlyos)”
The Muave stinger (Pelagia noctiluca) has arrived in Ireland!
As of 2:00 PM EST the mauve stinger jelly Pelagia noctiluca is washing ashore by the thousands on Ferriters Cove, Ireland, according to the Facebook group The Big Jellyfish… Read more “The Muave stinger (Pelagia noctiluca) has arrived in Ireland!”
Are jellyfish on the rise? Not in Sweden
I love jellies, and it breaks my heart that so many people assume the world is now a beautiful place for jellies to live, because in many… Read more “Are jellyfish on the rise? Not in Sweden”
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