Washington Examiner

Experts wonder if Sandy wiped jellyfish from bay

NEPTUNE, N.J. (AP) — Amid all the destruction that superstorm Sandy brought to Barnegat Bay, there’s been one quiet thread of speculation: could the storm with its massive, scouring surge from the ...
Washington Examiner

Buoys tell when jellyfish are likely to be around

BALTIMORE (AP) — If you like to swim in the Chesapeake, but don’t like being stung by jellyfish, a new high-tech bay buoy system can help. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says the ...
KTVU

Giant jellyfish as wide as beach umbrella found lurking off New England coast

SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine - Beachgoers in South Portland, Maine, came upon a curious sight over the weekend, when they spotted a large, orange-red jellyfish lurking in the shallow water. Known as a Lion’s ...
insider.si.edu

Scientists discover common sea nettle jellyfish is actually two distinct species

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Chances are, if you’ve been stung by a jellyfish along the Chesapeake Bay it was by a sea nettle jellyfish–one of the most common and […] ...
Post-Bulletin

Nature Nut: 'Home-made naturalists' learned with their senses

Following my recent column on jellyfish, I got an email from reader Carol Smyrk, who wrote, "In the Chesapeake Bay area where I grew up, sea nettles (a type of jellyfish) were a real hazard. If one ...