Blue Jellyfish Wales
Like many of the jellyfish species this animal does sting so if you find one on the beach it s best not to handle it.
Blue jellyfish wales. Hundreds of blue jellyfish have been spotted washing up on beaches across west wales. Jellyfish researcher lisa ann gershwin says it is a really slimming diet food the blue blubber jellyfish that commonly washes up on beaches in south east queensland is a popular dietary choice. The main species of jellyfish you re likely to encounter on welsh beaches are. Jellyfish guide jellyfish are commonly seen washed up on the beaches during the summer months but fortunately in wales most are relatively harmless and stings can be easily treated.
With its large reddish brown umbrella shaped bell and mass of long thin hair like tentacles the lion s mane jellyfish is a. You will see these translucent chaps throughout the year but there s no need to worry about bumping into them when you are swimming because they have a. Rising temperatures and onshore winds have attracted thousands of velella jellyfish which float partly above. Lion s man jellyfish can weigh up to 25kg.
When jellyfish reproduce they release gametes that fertilize and form larvae. The lion s mane compass barrel or root mouth blue moon by the wind sailor portuguese man o war and mauve. Once attached to a hard surface or the seafloor the larvae transform into small polyps near estuaries and river mouths during the late summer and early fall. The sting is caused by specialized cells called nematocysts which are triggered by contact and inject venom into the victim.
The blue jellyfish can drift along easily capturing prey with its dense array of stinging tentacles. Blue lion s mane jellyfish image. Through asexual reproduction one polyp can produce many jellyfish culminating in a bloom the following spring. The findings come in what is claimed to be the first uk wide survey of jellyfish in more than.
Harlech was a haven for barrel jellyfish with the lion s mane jellyfish being seen off north wales.