Dangerous jellyfish on rise in UK
By Wendy Heller, August 14, 2008 @ 02:00 AM (EST)
Source: Bbc.co.uk
Record numbers of potentially dangerous Portuguese man-of-war jellyfish have been found on the South West coast for the second year in a row.
At least 14 creatures have so far been washed up in Dorset, Devon, Cornwall and the Isle of Wight.
The Marine Conservation Society (MCS) said "unusually large" numbers of man-of-wars had been found, which it put down to the recent strong winds.
People are being urged not to touch the jellyfish which can give a nasty sting.
The man-of-wars (physalia physalis), which are also known as bluebottles, usually live in tropical waters far out in the open sea.
But strong winds have been blowing them in to the shores of the South West and experts said more were expected...
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