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And now, Colossal Jellyfish
http://www.news.com.au/common/story_...6^1702,00.html
THOUSANDS of giant jellyfish, some with caps as big as the boot of a car, have appeared off Japan's west coast for the second straight year, entangling themselves in fishing nets, an official said today. Since mid-September, the jellyfish, spanning more than a metre in width and weighing 100kg, have been found in the Japan Sea off the coast of Echizen, Fukui prefecture, said Katashi Sugimoto, a prefectural fisheries official. The last time the jellyfish turned up along Japan's coast for a second consecutive year was in 1995, he said. The only other time was in 1958. Scientists say the species, identified as stomolophus nomurai, was first discovered in the East China Sea. It's unclear why the jellyfish began appearing sporadically in the Japan Sea, between Japan and the Korean Peninsula, from 1920, though scientists believe rising water temperatures are to blame.
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10-21-2003, 12:26 PM
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Re: And now, Colossal Jellyfish
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What the heck is the "boot of a car"? |
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10-21-2003, 12:29 PM
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Location: The Town of Flower Mound
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British for trunk...
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UTEP Miners!!! I solemnly swear to never cheer for TO |
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10-21-2003, 12:34 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2002
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Clearly the hordes of jellyfish are coordinating a massive assault on Japan as retribution for the hundreds of innocent jellyfish bystanders slaughtered during the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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10-21-2003, 12:38 PM
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Awaiting Further Instructions...
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Macungie, PA
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I despise stories like this that are missing pictures. I need pictures DAMNIT!
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10-21-2003, 12:48 PM
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Location: Conyers GA
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Crazy British Bastards. |
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10-21-2003, 12:48 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Not Delaware - hurray!
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I love how anything that occurs today is blamed on rising temperatures.
I blame this solely on Bush's "lack of a clearly defined plan" to leave Iraq.  |
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10-21-2003, 12:50 PM
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Location: Cinn City
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I blame Canada.
Blame Canada!! |
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10-21-2003, 01:00 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: The Town of Flower Mound
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What are you talking about? There's a picture there...  Damn, those are some weird looking jellyfish...
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