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K Dog

VIC

1847 posts

K Dog

VIC, 1847 posts

9 Mar 2012 5:06pm

Can't say I miss them - but is it healthy they aren't around????

Canary in the cave? Hope not.................

And why do I glow at night?

jermaldan

VIC

1572 posts

jermaldan

VIC, 1572 posts

9 Mar 2012 6:09pm

I regularly see bits of jelly washed up near chelsea, but never think much of it. Mass suicide?

Not that i am complaining, i hate jellies.

nazsail

VIC

317 posts

nazsail

VIC, 317 posts

9 Mar 2012 6:52pm

Maybe they have migrated to Andersons Inlet. I keep running into them down there at the moment. They're not as big as some that I've seen in Port Phillip though, 10-15cm across.

ozbiker56

VIC

59 posts

ozbiker56

VIC, 59 posts

9 Mar 2012 7:26pm

KDog, sorry to hear you are missing them. Don't worry, it's still a bit early.
They'll come.

moondo

VIC

134 posts

moondo

VIC, 134 posts

9 Mar 2012 9:45pm

K Dog, If you are missing the jellies that much, come sail Western Port with me some time.

Why do you glow at night? Maybe its all the glowsticks! Party on!

swoosh

QLD

1929 posts

swoosh

QLD, 1929 posts

9 Mar 2012 8:55pm

They are in queensland

www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/Windsurfing/Queensland/Jelly-Fish-menace/

latedropeddy

VIC

417 posts

latedropeddy

VIC, 417 posts

9 Mar 2012 10:03pm

I think all the rain - fresh water - has killed them off. Well that's my theory.

ginger pom

VIC

1746 posts

ginger pom

VIC, 1746 posts

13 Mar 2012 10:22pm

I was reminded of jellies the other week when I hit a plastic bag on gybe entry. Good learnings on keeping body weight low.

I haven't seen any in the water this year... there were loads two years ago.. not sure what temp was like then.

K Dog

VIC

1847 posts

K Dog

VIC, 1847 posts

14 Mar 2012 10:22am

I miss them - that's all.

NasiGoreng

VIC

260 posts

NasiGoreng

VIC, 260 posts

15 Mar 2012 2:05pm

what breed/ tupe are the big blue ones you see in the bay?
the ones with 5 or 6 big thick fluffy tentacles?

do they sting and how venomous are they?

seen hundreds in my time, but never landed on one.

K Dog

VIC

1847 posts

K Dog

VIC, 1847 posts

15 Mar 2012 2:34pm

There are some that sting. Not sure about those ones... been done by the brownish ones.... doesn't really hurt, or really hurt for long.... just a little slight burnish feeling..... no jellyfish stingers to really worry about in the bay...... I don't think I have ever even seen a blue bottle in there........

mathew

QLD

2167 posts

mathew

QLD, 2167 posts

15 Mar 2012 6:41pm

K Dog said...

There are some that sting. Not sure about those ones... been done by the brownish ones.... doesn't really hurt, or really hurt for long.... just a little slight burnish feeling..... no jellyfish stingers to really worry about in the bay...... I don't think I have ever even seen a blue bottle in there........

agreed - you just dont want to land in the jelly-soup like in the photo.

I did get stung on the thigh once, big bugger about 18inches across, numbed the whole leg for about 1hr and stung like buggery. Eventually went away.

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