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(a) I think Stellamedusa is a beautiful name.
(b) I think Stellamedusa is a beautiful jellyfish.
"Sorry, Clem."
(b) I think Stellamedusa is a beautiful jellyfish.
"Sorry, Clem."
In 1865 a giant Lion's Mane jellyfish was found in Massachusetts Bay. The bell, or upper portion of this creature was was 7 1/2 feet and it's tentacles measured 120 feet long and a width of 245 ft..
In 1973, the Motor Vessle Kuranda, collided with a giant jellyfish that was estimated to have weighed 20 tons. The Captain of the Kuranda, Langley Smith, estimated the tentacles length to be over 200 ft in length.
With the aid of another ship, the giant jellyfish was forced off the front of the ship. A sample of the slime left behind was analyzed and found to be from a lion's mane jellyfish. One crew member of the Kudra died during this encounter after being stung by the creature.
In 1969 two divers, working out of Port Royal, encountered a jellyfish that they claimed was 150 to 200 ft in diameter. Were these men "spinnng a tale"? Not likely. In spite of high salaries... both repeatedly refused to dive in the area, ever, again. There also have been reports of giant jellyfish attacking small boats and pursuing divers.
The Lion's Mane Jellyfish can grow to be one of the largest of all jellyfishes. Its disc-shaped bell can be over 1 m across and its trailing tentacles can reach more than 10 m in length.
dwhatley;113338 said:I have read about a crab (commonly called the boxer or pom-pom crab) that does something similar. It holds stinging anemones in its claws for protection.