Memorial Day Weekend 2013 brought with it strong, gusty southeasterly winds, so I was expecting to get some reports of jellyfish washing ashore around the state. I got reports from The Guisingers of Blue Buttons (Porpita porpita) coming ashore on Cocoa Beach. They were kind enough to send photos, which I’ve posted here. I’ve received […]
These Velella jellyfish, also known as By-the-Wind Sailors are a real treat to find. These photos were submitted by Tiffany Hertzon and were taken in Highland Beach, Florida ( near Boca Raton ). Here is what Tiffany had to say about her find: Info: Found about 1pm April 14, 2013. High tide. Highland beach, FL. […]
This has been a big year for jellyfish. It seems like every few weeks they are making headlines by “invading”some Florida beach. Well, now they’re back. In southeast Florida. Apparently they’ve heard that the weather is nice in Fort Lauderdale and Boca Raton. Moon jellies (Aurelia aurita) are hitting the beaches by the thousands. Though […]
I get quite a few images of jellyfish emailed to me. Once in a while I receive an image that is unusually beautiful, like this one. I’ve identified this jellyfish as Pelagia noctiluca, commonly known as a Purple-striped jellyfish. It is reported to have a rather strong sting. This jelly was photographed by Chris Kiely […]
This Saturday, October 23rd, 2010, I’ll be giving a 30 minute slide show presentation on Florida jellyfish during the 15th Annual International Seabean Symposium. It’s FREE! I’ll be showing many of the jellyfish photos that people have emailed to me over the last 5 years–and there are some really good ones! My presentation will begin […]
The last 2 weeks have been rather quiet as far as jellyfish reports are concerned. Usually I get two to five reports a week. But suddenly a large number of box jellyfish are being reported in the surf off Volusia County, Florida beaches. Photographer and artist Kem McNair has generously shared the photos he took […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
