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Foot-wide jellyfish @ Dollymount

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  • 26-06-2009 1:45am
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    oneweb
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    There were a good few purple jellyfish on Dollymount Strand earlier, mostly around the width of a cup.

    This fecker made me stop and gawk in horror...

    Obviously I felt repulsed enough to take a pic

    That's an adult size runner for comparison :eek:

    It is what it's.

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    gerk86
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    thats a moon jellyfish. The purple "bits" are their gonads and they barely sting. The worst sting would be a fraction as bad as a nettle sting.

    Surfing last week down in cork the water was thick with them.


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    Gavin "shels"
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    Used to be loads out by Portmarnock a few years back when I used to frequent out there with the family.

    Snap with the jeans, uniques' finest!:D


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    TarfHead
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    gerk86 wrote: »
    the water was thick with them.

    Was out sailing off Portmarnock on Wednesday. There was fcek all wond so I spent some time paying attention to the jellyfish. There were loads of them - more than I ever noticed before.


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    Bluetonic
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    Smaller lads down at Balbriggan last week.

    jellyfishjune09.jpg


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    cosmic
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    Bluetonic wrote: »
    Smaller lads down at Balbriggan last week.

    Christ! :eek:


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    bealbocht
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    ahh.. remember years ago, being in a small harbour down the west, when a load of these floated in. The mother of all "jellyfish" fights followed.., great craic...


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    WindSock
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    Great pic, Bluetonic.


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    Amalgam
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    gerk86 wrote: »
    thats a moon jellyfish. The purple "bits" are their gonads and they barely sting. The worst sting would be a fraction as bad as a nettle sting.

    Surfing last week down in cork the water was thick with them.

    Fizzy, numb, burning, what kind of sensation..? [rubbing foreams at the thought of it..]

    So primal, amazing life cycle.


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    ironictoaster
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    That pic gives me the shivers...


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    P_1
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    Which beach in Balbriggan is that Bluetonic?


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    Bluetonic
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    pithater1 wrote: »
    Which beach in Balbriggan is that Bluetonic?
    Blackrock beach.


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    whatduck
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    No offence OP but I thought you were gonna impress us with a jellyfish a foot long, I've seen jelliers bigger than my shoe plenty of times.

    Beautiful pic Bluetonic.


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    Ivona Tinkle
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    I was in dollymount today and the jellyfish were everywhere never seen anything like it and my neice thought nothing better than putting them into buckets lucky she didnt get stung


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    Woden
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    creggy wrote: »
    That pic gives me the shivers...

    +1 jesus christ. Not a fan of them


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    npresto
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    I was out swimming in Clogherhead Beach yesterday and there were quite a few in the the water. I was tempted to grab one to see how painful a sting is. They freak me out when I'm swimming. Has anyone here ever been stung by one?


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    Unshelved
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    It feels like a nettle sting - a sort of painful itching - but the pain can vary from mild to severe and can last a few hours. An unlucky few can react very severely and can come down with anaphylactic shock - an extremely dangerous allergic reaction that needs hospitalisation FAST.

    The clear ones won't sting - stay away from the brown ones though.

    The good side is though that it's generally thought to be a harbinger of good weather. Here's hoping.


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