Derwent River 现在有很多水母大家小心

Jelly babies booming

MERYL NAIDOO
January 14, 2009 04:00am

THE River Derwent has been invaded by jellyfish _ thanks to a spawning boom by the colourful creatures.

Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery curator of invertebrate zoology Liz Turner said the event was not unusual and most of the invaders were of the Aurelia aurita species but the numbers were bigger than normal.

"There are several sizes among the masses, which suggests we are having a boom spawning," she said.

"This happens every now and then in the River Derwent, though to my knowledge it is the first time since 1999 that there have been such numbers."

While not as toxic as its tropical cousins, the species can cause a painful sting.

It does not have a painful sting as a juvenile but caution is advised with mature jellyfish. Examples of the species are regularly washed up on beaches during summer and have been seen in the river and docks in recent weeks.

In three months they can grow from 10c-sized specimens to saucer-sized.

"Some of the stings can be uncomfortable and some people can have terrible allergic reactions," said Recreational Fishing Tasmania president Don Paton.

It is expected they will stay around sheltered waters most of the summer.

There are other less common jellyfish in Tasmanian waters, including the lion's mane jellyfish, Cyanea capillata, which has a more painful sting. It is commonly called the brown jellyfish and has also been spotted in larger numbers in recent weeks.

They can be distinguished from other jellyfish by their dark, beer-bottle colour.

Mrs Turner said the bluebottles in Tasmania, also brought in by winds and currents during summer, were nasty, though less harmful than the tropical version.

TREATING STINGS

Run under cold water, preferrably sea water, and apply an ice pack.

For bluebottle stings, run hot water over the area, then cold water and then apply an ice pack.

谢谢MAO的细心::zt67::

11月中旬去钓鱼时就发现很多小的透明的水母。
还有两只大的红色的。
这是其中一只。

还有一只小一点儿更红些。

[ 本帖最后由 不二周助 于 2009-1-14 14:51 编辑 ]

狮鬃水母个头很大,看着就不舒服,更不要说有毒了.
最近水母真的很多

上次看到水母大概有2年了吧

The water in Derwent is Its too cold to swim anyway.

看来去long beach游泳得小心了

最后一次吃水母是在国内。
这里的都不敢吃，因为不会处理。