Beware The Lions Mane Jellyfish Stings
No matter if you go on a summer vacation near a ocean or sea you are bound to see at least once a jellyfish. The reason for that is because they are the fastest multiplying sea inhabitants, but although they may be beautiful they still may be a danger to your health. Of course not all of them possess a venomous sting. An example of that Is the Lion’s mane jellyfish which is maybe the biggest jellyfish known to men. The Lion’s mane jellyfish inhabits the waters around the Atlantic, Pacific and Arctic oceans. To give you an example of the huge size of the Lion’s mane jellyfish we will inform you that the largest one found of that kind had a cap diameter of 2.3m with tentacles 36.5m long.
Don’t be misled by their big size. Although they may be big their sting isn’t a mortal threat to humans, because there isn’t a report in which someone has died because due to Lion’s mane jellyfish sting. However if you get hurt by one make sure to seek medical help as soon as possible. The sting will cause severe pain and the stung place will turn red.
Of course meaning that the largest specimen found had a body of 2.5m diameter doesn’t mean that all of the Lion’s mane jellyfishes are so huge. Those who live in the northern parts of the Earth globe usually are the biggest and can reach some big measures, but most of the kinds who inhabit the not so far away to the north seas and oceans usually reach to 50-60cm in body diameter and the tentacles of the larger ones usually reach up to 30m. in length. The Lion’s mane jellyfish has very sticky tentacles which are grouped into eight clusters and each of those clusters contains more than 100 tentacles which are set in rows.
The Lion’s mane jellyfish is officially the longest creature on the Earth with the amazing length of the biggest specimen at 36.5 by easily beating the length of the amazing Blue whale. The body shape of the Lion’s mane jellyfish is a star and more specifically a eight edged star. As most of the other jellyfishes Lion’s mane jellyfishes also have a color and it varies by the time of their life. For instance the young ones have a medium yellow color while the older ones are pink or dark purple colored.
Lion’s mane jellyfishes usually reside near the surface of the ocean and they don’t go under 20m in depth. They mainly move thanks to the currents in seas and oceans, but their bodies also pulsate slowly moving them forward. The time of the year when it is most likely to see a Lion’s mane jellyfish is at the end of the summer and the early autumn when their flocks are greater in size and the ocean currents carry them near the coast.
Interested in learning more about the lion’s mane jellyfish? We recommend that you visit our website JellyfishFacts.Net. You can learn alot about jellyfish and jellyfish stings.
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