Just when you thought it was safe. Overfishing and human activities have led to jellyfish growth all over the world. And not just in population; this jellyfish, found off of the coast of Japan, is almost 5 feet across. Not only that, but scientists have found jellyfish weighing up to 440 pounds. Human...
Workers in Japan haul in swarms of Nomura's jellyfish from the waters off Iwate Prefecture in December 2005. A Nomura's jellyfish floats off Japan's Nagasaki Prefecture in August 2005. Relatively little is known about Nomura's jellyfish, so Shin-ichi Uye, a professor at Hiroshima University...
With a cap that is 200 cm across and tentacles that can reach more than three meters, the lion's mane jellyfish is among the largest jellies on the planet. Their eight bundles of upwards of 100 stinging tentacles each (which retain their sting even if broken off into fragments), also make this jelly a t...