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Related: About this forumHorrifying pink jellyfish with 70-foot tentacles found on the Texas coast: 'Pretty rare'
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/pink-meanies-jellyfish-texas-beach-b2831984.htmlSeveral rare and enormous jellyfish, nicknamed the pink meanie, were spotted on a Texas beach this week horrifying beachgoers with their expansive tentacles that can stretch up to 70 feet.
More than 10 cotton candy-colored jellyfish were spotted along a 10-mile stretch of beach, (said) Jace Tunnell, the director of community engagement at Harte Research Institute.
The pink jellyfish, known as Drymonema larsoni, can weigh over 50 pounds and have tentacles that stretch up to 70 feet, Tunnell said.
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Their appearance coincides with an influx of moon jellyfish, their primary source of food.
A little more at link, including a photo.
Article notes that their sting is not nearly as severe as with some other species of jellyfish.
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Horrifying pink jellyfish with 70-foot tentacles found on the Texas coast: 'Pretty rare' (Original Post)
WestMichRad
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Ocelot II
(127,322 posts)1. I noticed that the article referred to the "Gulf of Mexico."
The Independent is a UK publication, so they can get away with it. And I love the fact that there is a creature called the "pink meanie."
prodigitalson
(3,156 posts)2. Regarding the stupid renaming attempt
When he first did this I started thinking how people here in Texas would react, not in opinion but actual daily usage..And it dawned on me that everyone just says "the Gulf" anyway.
Ocelot II
(127,322 posts)3. Are there any other gulfs around the US anyhow?
There's the Persian Gulf, the Gulf of Oman, the Gulf of Bothnia and the Gulf of Finland. Nothing nearby.
calimary
(87,890 posts)4. Pretty freaky!
lastlib
(26,727 posts)5. State legislators on vacation........??
"Horrifying pink jellyfish" was my giveaway.....
Goonch
(4,005 posts)6. Pink Meanie Jellyfish, Frazier Nivens, Ocean Imaging Studios
