Japan being invaded by giant jellyfish
 

http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7002008113

Japan's fishing industry is up in arms as giant jellyfish lessens their daily catch.

"It's a terrible problem. They're like aliens," Noriyuki Kani of the fisheries federation in Toyama, northwest of Tokyo, tells Reuters.

"If your nets are full of jellyfish, of course there is no space for fish."

One Echizen kurage can be up to 6 feet, 7 inches in diameter and weigh up to 440 pounds.

Much about the jellyfish, the largest variety found in the Sea of Japan, remains a mystery, according to Hitoshi Iizumi of the Seikai National Fisheries Research Institute in Niigata, in a CNN report.

Here's an image of what they look like.. In english they are known as Nomura's Jellyfish:

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/images/p...0021031b3a.jpg

thats.....just....horrifying...

I may never swim in the ocean again

Big Jellyfish. If they sting you, it would hurt like heck.. Then you would need people to pee on you. Remember that episode in friends?

Say, can those jellyfish be used as food?

From Wikipedia:

In an attempt to utilize the Jellyfish in a productive mnanner, coastal communities in Japan are doing their best to promote jellyfish as a novelty food, sold dried and salted.

Students in Obama, Fukui (Japan) have managed to turn them into tofu, and jellyfish collagen is reported to be beneficial to the skin.

That's sounds good. So um just a qick question. What does Jellyfish taste like? Does it taste like chicken?

I hope those jellyfish will be shot on sight.

:o wow those are huge I never seen anything like it ... I wonder how bad those would sting plus the being really scary and nasty part....

Whoa I think Japan was invaded by anime and mechas:lol:

Yep maybe Godzilla could take them out...:|

holy crap those are scarey....I had no idea they got that big!:o

I'll never swim in the ocean again.

From the Wikipedia:
While stings of this large jellyfish are painful, they are not usually toxic enough to cause serious harm in humans. However, the jellyfish's sting has been reported as fatal in some cases by causing a build-up of fluid in the lungs. As a precaution, fisherman encountering these jellyfish wear eye protection and protective clothes. To date there have only been eight reported deaths from the Nomura's sting.

And all this from a creature that doesn't even have a brain.

Oh and a bit of trivia: A group of Jellyfish is called a Smack. So Japan is being invaded by smacks of Jellyfish! :lol:

smack my Jap up! lol (incase anyone didn't get the joke its a spoof of the song smack my bitch up by prodigy..) lol

sad thing is i could see Godzilla trudging out of the ocean anyday now.

Thats Very Interesting. Ive Never Seen That Species Of Jelly Fish. Incredible. One Of The Most Interesting Aspects Of Animals Is, How Big Can They Grow. For Instance The Giant Squid (can Grow To 44feet Long), The Anaconda (legend Of A 50 Footer Exist), The Great White (some Have Been Found To Grow 23 Feet, 6000lbs) And Now The Recent Discovery Of The Colossal Squid That Grows Even Bigger Then The Giant Squid (the Size Of A City Bus).

For Every One Who's Afraid Of The Ocean Because Of Jelly Fish, Know This: Most Jelly Fish Stings Are Unable To Penetrate Through The Human Skin. It Is Only A Hand Full Of Jelly Fish That Pose A Danger. Look Out For Box Jelly Fish That Can Be Found Mostly In Australia And The Philippines.

Crocadiles can grow up to 20 feet...but there's a record of a reportadly 30 ft one...the guiness record is 23 feet.

The largest species of Scorpion, the Bronto Scorpio, was 5 feet. :o

And of course you can't forget the Giant Pacific Octopus. They're roughly 7 feet or bigger and they live mostly in the Puget Sound under the Tacoma Narrows Bridge.

I've been face to face with one....sure it was in the Seattle Aquarium...but still. :P

Gyaaah!!! Those things look disgusting. I can't believe they grow to be that big.

Its truly amazing the variety of creatures we've found (and not Yet discovered) in the ocean's depths. I wouldn't wanna swim into one of these out on the beach, but I'd love to see one up close... :D

It really makes you wonder what OTHER creatures are out there, lurking in the abyss..

Mmm... jelly... Really, now, that's a very good solution, IMO.:D

Why is everyone so grossed out? Jellyfish are cool...


...and i hope they dont make tofu out of them.. cuz.. then people will buy it trying not to eat meat and end up eating those epoor jellyfish