Giant jellyfish

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Posted on Sunday, October 7th, 2007 at 22:38.
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Tags: jellyfish, ocean, Photo, scuba diving, sea, underwater

19 Responses to “Giant jellyfish”

1. bobsmith Says:
   January 4th, 2009 at 05:13

   this is so gross!!!!! why were you even next to it in the first plase it could KILL you!!!!!

2. suziesmith Says:
   January 4th, 2009 at 05:17

   why were you next to that thing . you could have gotten KILLED even though i dont know you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

3. kara Says:
   February 23rd, 2009 at 18:44

   THAT IS SO AWESOME! Seriously is that real!??? Holy crap!

4. Achmed Says:
   March 5th, 2009 at 02:54

   AWSOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111111111111111111111111111111111

5. Kingus Says:
   March 15th, 2009 at 04:19

   It’s so beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!!!

6. GW Says:
   March 22nd, 2009 at 02:01

   Man I hope it was worth it, because I would never, ever, EEEEVER, get close to something that big in my life.

7. Ploum's Says:
   March 22nd, 2009 at 10:26

   Big? It’s not even as big as a cow. Farmers and ranchers who milk cows or ride horses are used to bigger than that. But this is to be compared to our usual knowledge of jelly fish.

8. NW DIVER Says:
   March 24th, 2009 at 10:38

   That is one large jelly! Is that for real? I dive quite frequently here in the Pacific Northwest and our largest are lions manes which mind you I’ve seen some pretty large ones and in great numbers! I did a boat dive off Orcas Island and jumped in and we were surrounded by hundreds of them all HUGE! Maybe 2-3 meters at best. Do we know what type this is? Do we know how venomous it is? Dive Safely!

   -aquaman

9. Yves Roumazeilles Says:
   March 24th, 2009 at 20:18

   Yes. On the photo, it looks a lot like a giant lion’s mane jellyfish (Cyanea Capillata). The largest recorded of these had a diameter of more than 2.3m (7 feet 6 inches) and the tentacles reached 36.5 m (120 feet). Found ashore in 1870.

   The Lion’s Mane sting is venomous, painful but usually not fatal. Divers beware.

10. jellysrcool Says:
    April 30th, 2009 at 17:53

    COOL! what type of jellyfish IS that? Cyanea Capillata? AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!

11. ryan Says:
    May 6th, 2009 at 13:25

    well i think that it is a big jelly fish to but why were u in there in the first place ??

12. beth Says:
    May 8th, 2009 at 21:08

    you losers

13. Yves Roumazeilles Says:
    May 9th, 2009 at 21:00

    I wonder whether some people simply read what is written below the photo.

    Some others may fail to recognize that the diver is actually putting a “mark” on the jelly fish, probably to help in tracking its migration in the wide ocean.

14. daniee and josh Says:
    July 5th, 2009 at 15:12

    OMG!!! thatss huge man totally awsome !!
    like me and my brother we are huge fans and dude i like your flippers

15. Josh Says:
    July 5th, 2009 at 15:13

    man is that a proper jelly fish ?? i love your flippers and your tenticless dude nicee
    did u have a touch?? nice feel ?

16. blaire Says:
    July 21st, 2009 at 20:25

    wtf?

    that thing is hideous!
    but its awesome,
    &+ ew, is that real?
    >:D

17. hamed Says:
    July 28th, 2009 at 10:18

    Are you crazy , I know some jelly fishs ar most poisonous animal ? but they are so beautiful!

18. danielson Says:
    July 30th, 2009 at 12:04

    If that stung you then you’d have to get like superman to piss on you

19. rogyboy Says:
    August 13th, 2009 at 12:59

    wow!

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