You have got to be kidding me! These things are bobbin’ around Japan right now! They say it weighs in at 400lbs!
Here’s the full article. Apparently, this is actually a big problem right now. Enormous smacks have invaded the local waters and are messing with the fishing industry hard core. They are planning a jellyfish summit and have instituted jellyfish countermeasures. Okay… that sounds really goofy. As a matter of fact, how could you even bring that up with a straight face? I don’t think I could take a Jellyfish Summit seriously. Maybe if my lively hood depended…. nah. Not even then. Sorry.
Check out some of the photos here too...
They are called Echizen kurage, or Nomura’s jellyfish. They are the biggest creatures of their kind spanning almost 6ft. That’s huge. I thought the goony little ones in Florida where big at like, 8 inches.
Remind me not to go scuba diving in Japan the next time I’m there.
That is a monster! I wouldn’t want to run into that thing, but it looks a lot easier to see than the ones we ran into. By the way, your link to the full article ain’t workin’. 😉
They are working now. Check out the second link too, there is a shot of net with an arse load of them in it…
yikes.
Man those things are just plain scarey! I’d really hate to run into those one day. 🙁
Here is a direct link to more photos of this giant “jellyfish”
http://daily-picture.blog-city.com/echizen_kurage_nomuras_jellyfish_giant_invade_japan.htm