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Current Events => General Discussion => Topic started by: bijou on November 02, 2009, 10:21:58 AM
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(http://i.telegraph.co.uk/telegraph/multimedia/archive/01514/Nomura_s-jellyfish_1514656c.jpg)
The trawler, the Diasan Shinsho-maru, capsized off Chiba`as its three-man crew was trying to haul in a net containing dozens of huge Nomura's jellyfish.
Each of the jellyfish can weigh up to 200 kg and waters around Japan have been inundated with the creatures this year. Experts believe weather and water conditions in the breeding grounds, off the coast of China, have been ideal for the jellyfish in recent months.
The crew of the fishing boat was thrown into the sea when the vessel capsized, but the three men were rescued by another trawler, according to the Mainichi newspaper. The local Coast Guard office reported that the weather was clear and the sea was calm at the time of the accident.
One of the largest jellyfish in the world, the species can grow up to 2 meters in diameter. The last time Japan was invaded on a similar scale, in the summer of 2005, the jellyfish damaged nets, rendered fish inedible with their toxic stings and even caused injuries to fishermen. ...
Jellzilla! (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/6483758/Japanese-fishing-trawler-sunk-by-giant-jellyfish.html)
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Oh, this does wonders for my phobia.
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to put it in perspective:
(http://scrapetv.com/News/News%20Pages/usa/images-3/Nomura-jellyfish-3.jpg)
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to put it in perspective:
(http://scrapetv.com/News/News%20Pages/usa/images-3/Nomura-jellyfish-3.jpg)
Please tell me that's not a real picture.
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And don't forget:
"I think we need a bigger boat..."
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to put it in perspective:
(http://scrapetv.com/News/News%20Pages/usa/images-3/Nomura-jellyfish-3.jpg)
Reminds me of the last time I went to Singles Night at the local bowling alley.
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Please tell me that's not a real picture.
I am betting it is. I saw a thing on Discovery/National Geographic/Science Channel about those buggers. They are humongous!
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to put it in perspective:
(http://scrapetv.com/News/News%20Pages/usa/images-3/Nomura-jellyfish-3.jpg)
Oh, thanks sooooooo much for that. I will never go anywhere near an ocean ever.
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Please tell me that's not a real picture.
They get 6-7 ft across and 450 lbs. I think this one is exceptional most likely. The others were big, but not this big. This pic was on several reputable sites when I looked up this kind of jellyfish.
jinx, just don't go swimming off the coast of Japan and you'll be just fine. :-)
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The largest jellyfish is 7 feet in diameter and can stretch up to 200 feet.
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This is just Gaia's way of getting even with the Japanese for whaling and killing dolphins. [/DU mode]
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Reminds me of the last time I went to Singles Night at the local bowling alley.
:rotf: :lmao:
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to put it in perspective:
:o That's, that's, that's... just :o
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That bastard would send Godzilla looking for the Bactine
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That bastard would send Godzilla looking for the Bactine
Which is a surprise considering how the Japaenese spent all that money fighing Godzilla for years and they lose a boat over that,LOL.
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Reminds me of the last time I went to Singles Night at the local bowling alley.
And you still struck out.
*runs*
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And you still struck out.
*runs*
I think that was by design. :-)