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GIANT JELLYFISH PICTURES: Japan's Nomura Invasion
.nationalgeographic ^
| July 29, 2009
Posted on 08/01/2009 5:46:38 AM PDT by JoeProBono
Eat your heart out, Godzilla. A massive menace from the sea seems poised to invade Japan anew this summer, experts predict.
In 2005 Japanese waters were inundated with swarms of Nomura's jellyfish--like the pair seen above cruising off the coast of Fukui Prefecture in November 2007. The giants clogged fishing nets and poisoned potential catches with their toxic stings, costing coastal fishers billions of yen.
Scientists have since been racing to unlock the mysteries of this giant jellyfish species in an attempt to forecast invasions and prevent damages.
This June researchers at Hiroshima University made some of the first surveys of the jellyfish's spawning grounds off the Chinese coast. The team found a huge new brood lurking in the waters, prompting experts to warn that another giant jellyfish invasion may be on the horizon.
TOPICS: Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: japan; jellyfish; nomura
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posted on
08/01/2009 5:50:56 AM PDT
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
To: JoeProBono
Last week we decided to go to a big oriental grocery market here in Houston. There were packages of jellyfish in the fish market. So I see this as a bonus for the Japanese.
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posted on
08/01/2009 5:51:09 AM PDT
by
Ditter
To: JoeProBono
And the remarkable fact is that these animals have the same brain and socially poisonous effect as A.C.O.R.N.!
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posted on
08/01/2009 5:52:22 AM PDT
by
Mr. Jazzy
("I AM JIM THOMPSON!!!")
To: Mr. Jazzy
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posted on
08/01/2009 5:54:44 AM PDT
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
To: Mr. Jazzy
(”I AM JIM THOMPSON!!!”)
So you say.
Where’s your birth certificate?
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posted on
08/01/2009 5:57:57 AM PDT
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
To: JoeProBono
Will you accept a birth announcement in the local Penny Saver?
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posted on
08/01/2009 6:01:10 AM PDT
by
Mr. Jazzy
("I AM JIM THOMPSON!!!")
To: JoeProBono
Ok, that one HAS to be photoshopped.
(I hope)
8
posted on
08/01/2009 6:04:23 AM PDT
by
patton
(Obama has replaced "Res Publica" with "Quod licet Jovi non licet bovi.")
To: JoeProBono
The Lord has sent a cure for any food shortage!
Jellyfish is good!
9
posted on
08/01/2009 6:08:47 AM PDT
by
netmilsmom
(Psalm 109:8 - Let his days be few; and let another take his office)
To: JoeProBono
Jelly I like. Fish I like. Jellyfish, me no like.
10
posted on
08/01/2009 6:17:44 AM PDT
by
Malesherbes
(Sauve Qui Peut)
To: JoeProBono
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posted on
08/01/2009 6:19:20 AM PDT
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: Malesherbes
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posted on
08/01/2009 6:20:46 AM PDT
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
To: JoeProBono
Is there any part of the jellyfish that can be eaten?
13
posted on
08/01/2009 6:25:25 AM PDT
by
ikka
(Brother, you asked for it!)
To: Mr. Jazzy
It turns out, you don’t need a brain.
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posted on
08/01/2009 6:27:14 AM PDT
by
dangerdoc
(dangerdoc (not actually dangerous any more))
To: JoeProBono
So, their mouth and their anus is at the same place, just like liberals.
To: Daveinyork
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posted on
08/01/2009 6:32:30 AM PDT
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
To: ikka
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posted on
08/01/2009 6:35:27 AM PDT
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
To: JoeProBono
Note to self:
1. Stay OUT of the gastrovascular cavity of a giant jellyfish and...
2. Are we sure these things aren’t politicians? They sport a mouth/anus combo... ;)
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posted on
08/01/2009 6:38:37 AM PDT
by
Diana in Wisconsin
(Save The Earth. It's The Only Planet With Chocolate.)
To: Diana in Wisconsin
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posted on
08/01/2009 6:41:12 AM PDT
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
To: JoeProBono
Mouth and anus all in one, just like a liberal, with the brain to match.
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posted on
08/01/2009 6:43:14 AM PDT
by
rabidralph
(http://www.thealaskafundtrust.com/ http://www.sarahpac.com)
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