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Subject: Giant Jelly Fish In UK River
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tinydude 17.05.14 - 04:12pm


The 4-foot barrel jellyfish was apparently seen casually bobbing along the river more than half a mile inland

If something seems off with this picture its because ocean-dwelling barrel jellyfish are not normally found in English rivers.

But an enormous one has apparently been sighted floating down in the Helford River in Cornwall.

The creature, which is usually associated with parts of the North Atlantic and more tropical regions like the Mediterranean, was allegedly spotted casually making his way along the river.

Measuring around 4ft from head to tentacle, the barrel jellyfish is harmless to humans, but the dustbin-lid shaped species is still an imposing and surprising presence.

'It looked at first like a giant blancmange sitting on the water. I took a closer look and realised it was one of those rare jellyfishes that are making the news,' rambler David Smith, 45, told Western Morning News.

Several of these massive marine creatures have been found washed up on beaches in recent weeks due to the increasingly warm weather, but seeing them so far inland is rare.

Experts say that we can expert more of this breed to arrive at our coasts as the summer approaches.

'This type of jellyfish is a regular visitor to the UK, although weve had reports of some very big ones this year,' said Richard Harrington of the Marine Conservation Society.

[link]http://metro.co.uk/2014/05/16/enormous-jellyfish-spotted-in-cornwall-river-4730297/[/link] * +

mok214 17.05.14 - 04:15pm
Cool. * +

obsidian21 17.05.14 - 05:05pm
his hands look huuuuuge... * +

ementalm 17.05.14 - 05:08pm
this shyt happened last week, old news.. mr tinynews is slipping * +

tinydude 17.05.14 - 05:20pm
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smokeyb 17.05.14 - 05:57pm
it looks like a giant hat id be tempted to wear it and take a selfie ....... sure u may die but what a lasting image your friends will have of u * +

sadie1 17.05.14 - 06:37pm
thats not a giant lol * +

obsidian21 17.05.14 - 06:54pm
I thought they only can live in salty waters... * +

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