Saturday 19 July 2014

More Jellyfish on the beach........

......I've done a Collage of them, including the previous pictures I showed you.  What an assortment we have seen recently.




PLUS

we have seen the Barrel Jellyfish

they can be the size of a dustbin lid, but this one was slightly smaller.
They are, apparently, the basking shark of the jellyfish world, the
gentle giant...(although a slight sting can be given it wouldn't cause serious harm).


here with the tennis ball to give you some idea of the size...



....and flipped over this is the other side





17 comments:

Joan Tavolott said...

I hate seeing these at the beach, but one year I was in CA and went to the Monterrey Aquarium. They had a display of them that was just gorgeous. When they are floating and you see them from below they are so lovely to watch. It made me appreciate them...a bit.

Anonymous said...

Beautiful things aren't they? Really intriguing.

Shammickite said...

Are people being told to stay out of the water? Are they just in Woolacombe or other places? I remember there were a lot on CM beach one summer.

ann @ studiohyde said...

I can imagine that, seeing them from a different angle must have been great.

ann @ studiohyde said...

Yes they are :-)

ann @ studiohyde said...

No, people aren't being told to stay out of the water. They have been reported in the paper and on TV, but luckily they are harmless. I wouldn't want to meet one in the water though! They are all around this area at the moment, the weather has brought them up on the Gulf Stream.

Christine said...

oh wow that first one is spectacular!

robin cox walsh said...

Wow! What an assortment! They can be beautiful…. In an icky kind of way! ;)

ann @ studiohyde said...

Yes, I thought so too :-)

ann @ studiohyde said...

Lol, I know

Dartford Warbler said...

They are beautiful but not so good to meet in the water!
The barrel jellyfish is bigger than I realised.

CJ Kennedy said...

What a variety! I especially like the blue one

Anonymous said...

Wow, they are beautiful, especially the first one! Icky... yes, that too. :)

ann @ studiohyde said...

I thought that too, I didn't realise just how big they can be.

ann @ studiohyde said...

...and it really is that blue!

ann @ studiohyde said...

Yes, definitely icky, lol

Down by the sea said...

Your collage is wonderful! Sarah x