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Monday, 3 August 2009

Alliterative intermission: giant japanese jellyfish

Madness. Utter madness. Giant jellyfish are turning up ever more often off Japan's shores and, while intriguing in a very 'sphere' kind of way, they do pose a substantial problem for fishers and vessels.


Photo from National Geographic, who got it courtesy of Kyodo via AP


Then again, the jellyfish edibles market has been floating along very happily...

Seriously, though - the alarming rate of increase of these giants has scientists a-twitter trying to figure out what has caused the sudden upsurgence in incidence - any takers for climate change as a factor?

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