bascule Posted January 27, 2006 Share Posted January 27, 2006 Yeah, crazy... http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/01/19/japan.jellyfish.reut/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xyph Posted January 27, 2006 Share Posted January 27, 2006 Wow. One Echizen kurage can be up to 2 meters (6 feet, 7 inches) in diameter and weigh up to 200 kilograms (440 pounds).Is it just me, or does that jellyfish look a lot bigger than 2 meters? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sayonara Posted January 27, 2006 Share Posted January 27, 2006 Bit of photoshopping there methinks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap'n Refsmmat Posted January 27, 2006 Share Posted January 27, 2006 Bit more realistic size, I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starbug1 Posted January 28, 2006 Share Posted January 28, 2006 that's still remarkably large. So does this mean we have giant squid and giant jellyfish? What's next. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvoN1020v Posted January 28, 2006 Share Posted January 28, 2006 I wonder if its poisionous tentacles are strong enough to kill a human? Because I picked up a jellyfish in PEI (Prince Edward Island located in Canada) one time before, and when you touch its bottom it stings. But if you touch its top, it doesn't hurt. Imagine that.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herpguy Posted January 28, 2006 Share Posted January 28, 2006 that's still remarkably large. So does this mean we have giant squid and giant jellyfish? What's next. Giant anacondas? One word about the jellyfish, WOW!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sayonara Posted January 28, 2006 Share Posted January 28, 2006 I wonder if its poisionous tentacles are strong enough to kill a human? It does actually say in the article that they aren't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvoN1020v Posted January 28, 2006 Share Posted January 28, 2006 Pardon Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AzurePhoenix Posted January 28, 2006 Share Posted January 28, 2006 It does actually say in the article that they aren't. I read that though they typically aren't deadly, some people can have a particularly nasty and fatal reaction. Wiki, I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sayonara Posted January 28, 2006 Share Posted January 28, 2006 The same is true for any animal whose venom can cause anaphylactic shock, but they're still considered non-lethal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AzurePhoenix Posted January 28, 2006 Share Posted January 28, 2006 heh, I'm one of those mega-pessimists. I look at a strawberry or peanut and say "see that there? It might not hurt you or me, but somewhere, deep down, it has the heart of a potential killer" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluenoise Posted January 28, 2006 Share Posted January 28, 2006 Lions mane Jellyfish can get even bigger. Up to 2.5 meters in diameter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AzurePhoenix Posted January 29, 2006 Share Posted January 29, 2006 And their tentacles can be much longer, some as much as a hundred plus feet, but most lions manes are smaller in size, they just have the potential of getting larger. Are they as massive though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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