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Florida jellyfish

Jellyfish Sting Protection Products I Like

January 3, 2009

Jellyfish Sting Protection Products from David McRee on Vimeo.
I this video I tell you about two products that may be useful in protecting you and your family from jellyfish stings. Of course, the best way to protect against stings is to keep your eyes open and look for jellyfish. If you see a bunch of [...]

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Jellyfish Invasion Report by NSF

December 13, 2008

The National Science Foundation has published a very interesting report on jellyfish in multimedia (mostly Flash I think) format on their website. If you have any interest in jellyfish, I highly recommend you check it out.
An interesting statistic given by the report is that 200,000 people are stung by jellyfish each year in Florida. I [...]

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Moon Jellyfish Wash Up on Florida Beaches

October 8, 2008

We’ve just returned from a wonderful trip to the Florida Panhandle beaches. While visiting Santa Rosa Beach we encountered several moon jellyfish (Aurelia aurita) in the shallow water and on the beach.
Moon Jellies can produce a mild sting, but are not dangerous. They can be hard to see in the water. Some were washing up [...]

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