Giant brown jellyfish

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da vecta
da vecta
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QLD, 2515 posts
3 Mar 2017 3:20pm
Has anyone seen these giant brown jellyfish in the seaway lately?
I saw about 10 today coming in the seaway and they are HUGE!
I stopped over one which was getting close to 1m in diameter! They look pretty solid too. You will know about it if you hit one on a slalom board.
Ive never seen anything like them in 20 years on the goldy.
They seem to have a turtle shell pattern on the top. This is a similar photo...

NotWal
NotWal
QLD
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QLD, 7436 posts
3 Mar 2017 3:28pm
I've seen them up Caloundra way. I don't know anything about them.
cammd
cammd
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QLD, 4437 posts
3 Mar 2017 3:47pm
Those! they're the Pacific Turtle Back Brown Blubber, otherwise know as the PT3B
evilC
evilC
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682 posts
QLD, 682 posts
3 Mar 2017 4:34pm
Maybe these (starting to invade many parts of the world)

da vecta
da vecta
QLD
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QLD, 2515 posts
3 Mar 2017 5:42pm
They look a lot more solid than the spotted ones above. Maybe 1m diameter is a bit over exaggerated but you wouldn't get much change if you put one in 44 gallon drum.

i couldn't find much info on the PT3B?
evilC
evilC
QLD
682 posts
QLD, 682 posts
3 Mar 2017 6:49pm
Maybe these
Shifu
Shifu
QLD
1997 posts
QLD, 1997 posts
3 Mar 2017 7:54pm
We used to cal those "snotties".
Orange Whip
Orange Whip
QLD
1080 posts
QLD, 1080 posts
3 Mar 2017 7:56pm
We don't see them up north, the crocs have em for breakfast.
da vecta
da vecta
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QLD, 2515 posts
3 Mar 2017 8:47pm
Wow that's scary! ...Adam, I'm talking about.
Haircut
Haircut
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6491 posts
QLD, 6491 posts
3 Mar 2017 8:50pm
ive seen them only at wello so far, but they are big
Orange Whip
Orange Whip
QLD
1080 posts
QLD, 1080 posts
3 Mar 2017 9:07pm
There's a BD opportunity for a fin company, a jelly fin, sharp as a razor
Ezric
Ezric
NSW
183 posts
NSW, 183 posts
4 Mar 2017 12:22am
I have seen a few in the river at Yamba. They are huge!
mkseven
mkseven
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QLD, 2315 posts
4 Mar 2017 1:26am
Lions mane jelly, have seen em in bay but not while sailing, be a rather large bump if hit. Biggest one ive seen cruised under boat for a bit was probably 4ft across.
2rundave
2rundave
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kpb
kpb
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kpb kpb
QLD, 239 posts
11 Mar 2017 7:57am
Got stung by oneof those brown jellies while surfing at Coolum 2 weeks ago..the sting was just like an itch but the marks are only just fading after 2weeks....1st time id ever seen them
Kit3kat
Kit3kat
QLD
201 posts
QLD, 201 posts
13 Mar 2017 9:45am
kpb said..
Got stung by oneof those brown jellies while surfing at Coolum 2 weeks ago..the sting was just like an itch but the marks are only just fading after 2weeks....1st time id ever seen them


finally a man adressing the questions everyone really has here.

a) deadly?
b) painful?
c) itching?
d) how long?

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