Four foot Jellyfish found on British beach

Telegraph.co.uk ^ | May 13 2009 | telegraph

[Beowulf9]

A 4ft jellyfish - one of the biggest to be found in Britain - washed up on a popular beauty spot on the coast of north Devon. Experts say the 4ft (1.21m) Rootmouth Jellyfish - nicknamed the Dustbin lid or Sea Mushroom - can cause a painful rash on human skin if in contact with tentacles.

The jellyfish was caught on camera by photographer Peter Stapleton who is keeping the exact location secret to avoid panic.

"A woman came up to me and said there was a huge jellyfish over on the other side of the beach," he said.

"It was the biggest I've seen, about 4ft long with a large body and tentacles.

"As well as people there was other wildlife around it, including herons, but they seemed as puzzled as the rest of us and left it alone."

The species - also known as moon jelly, common jellyfish or saucer jelly - have no bones or brain, and their colourful bodies are 95 per cent water.

They usually grow to around 12 inches (30cm). Jellyfish can swim slowly but are largely at the mercy of the tides and currents.

[the invisib1e hand]

they have landed.

[Kimmers]

I am land locked and prefer lakes over the seas but those jellyfish really scare me.....just because of the tales that have been told......

[SkyDancer]

Look something like this???

[Beowulf9]

What caught my eye is it is called a “MOON Jelly...they have no bones are brain”

Evolutionary origin of the Moonbat?

[Beowulf9]

That picture! That’s prob what scared it out of the water.

[JoeProBono]

[SkyDancer]

If she got a penny for every time that picture was posted on Free Republic, why, she’d have tens of dollars .....

[nathanbedford]

The jellyfish was caught on camera by photographer Peter Stapleton who is keeping the exact location secret to avoid panic.

This guy has got to be a liberal. He decides how much knowledge the public can tolerate. I wonder if he has considered how many injuries he might have failed to prevent while he was preventing panic?

[duckman]

Kind of like the old Flying Toasters screen saver.

[Cobra64]

"Four foot Jellyfish found on British beach"

It is certain to be a Republican.

[Beowulf9]

Pretty cool!

[NCC-1701]

Is it a strawberry, blueberry, or blackberry flavored jellyfish?

[Beowulf9]

Who panics from a beached jellyfish?
Being a photographer I’d say he was looking to have the only photo.

[SunkenCiv]

Still no sign of the elusive and legendary peanut butter fish.

[a fool in paradise]

The species - also known as moon jelly, common jellyfish or saucer jelly

Was it a flying saucer jelly?

[JoeProBono]

[a fool in paradise]

It’s the loch ness monster in a UFO!!!

[Tunehead54]

Here's the pic:

[Hot Tabasco]

I found one of those in my handkerchief once......not quite that big tho.