Hundreds of thousands of green jellyfish stranded in Australia

The northern beach of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia appears strange when hundreds of thousands of green jellyfish land.

The northern beach of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia appears strange when hundreds of thousands of green jellyfish land.

Picture 1 of Hundreds of thousands of green jellyfish stranded in Australia

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Hundreds of thousands of green jellyfish Catostylus mosaicus, diameter can reach 35cm.

According to Abc newspaper, green jellyfish recently washed up on the beach in Australia with the highest density ever. Dr. Lisa-Ann Gershwin, a jellyfish researcher, said this was the largest case of agar jellyfish observed in the last 25 years.

This is a green jellyfish Catostylus mosaicus, the diameter can reach 35cm and no harm to humans.

According to Dr. Lisa-Ann Gershwin: "This jellyfish is popular in the waters of southeastern Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria. Jellyfish spawning is a part of the jellyfish life cycle, when the wind is strong enough. With tides, they will be stranded on the beach massively. "

The above mentioned phenomenon of aground jellyfish does not affect the ecosystem because their bodies lose water when on land, dry out and become bait for turtles and seabirds.

Update 17 December 2018
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