JZ
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Jellyfish 101
Anyone care to give us a short education on Jellyfish.
My question is what conditions exist when they are prevalent. Is it seasonal, after a rain, certain water temperature, shallow water only, etc.
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jrbaja
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Someone should know
but in the last two years, I have been stung more than ever before. And I have been in the water in a bunch of different seasons.
About 50% of the time I have been getting hit. I think these are the agua malas that you don't really see when you are in the water. You are just
aware of a new sensation wherever you got stung.
It's not a big deal and hot water takes it right away.
A covering of some sort will keep this from happening but wetsuits and stuff are cumbersome when free diving.
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There is a theory that the increase in aguas malas over the last couple of years is due to overfishing of sea turtles (jellyfish are part of their
diet).
I agree with jr, there do seem to be an awful lot of the little buggers lately.
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Jellyfish
I think the Jellyfish are naturally attracked to JrBaja They do mass reproduce, and if there are fewer predators to get the little ones, they survive
to grow up to be big ones that sting.
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Jellyfish
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jrbaja
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See those little string thingies
those are the culprits. I've pulled them off my arms before and you can barely see them.
You could be right AA. The good part is, so are the fish!
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jrbaja
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And speaking of fish
check out this dude
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He would make a good politicians
The puffer would make a good politician, since he is full of air. My two photos are from the Texas State Aquarium in Corpus Christi. They have a very
nice exhibit on jellyfish. I also have a couple of photos of juvenile jellyfish.
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Portuguese Man Of War!
Please stand clear of these. I fought with these off the coast of southern Florida growing up as a kid, surfing inp the 60's.
Man, they hurt.
Bob H
http://www.aloha.com/~lifeguards/portugue.html
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Going the wrong way...???
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Posted by jrbaja...I have been stung more than ever before.............. It's not a big deal and hot water takes it right away.
A covering of some sort will keep this from happening but wetsuits and stuff are cumbersome when free diving.
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Jrbaja... some lifeguards have found out that pantihose cover very well against those stings..... put some on.... they will not sting you... they may
laugh at you but not sting you.....  
Antonio M.
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"Where Baja is so much more than a dream..."
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If you are stung apply ammonia to the sting - it neutralizes the toxin (a protein I think). If ammonia is not available then use urine. Depending on
where the sting is, you might need to improvise the application method - better to be peeed off than peeed on...
Some jellys are way worse and enough contact can put you in the hospital. The man-o-war tenticles can get up to 60' long in deep water and they break
up in the surf. Even a small piece will make you wish you hadn't found it.
Steve
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Those little agua malas can realy be a pain the the a.. cant see them to stay away from them next thing you know your ye ouch. I was riding around on
the dink last week at Ensanada Grande with my feet in the water (air conditioning ya know) the littel buggers got me all over. Not thats its a gona
kill ya or anything. For the life of me though I just cant see em even in Jr's pic I dont see em! All in all small price to pay I guess Ity's
probably better anyway or we'd NEVER get out of the water!
All that wonder are not lost
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jrbaja
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That was the point of the picture
I've only actually seen evidence of them twice. The rest of the time it's just the welts and a little bit of pain/itching.
I keep a pan of water on the stove, just in case. Really not into "golden showers".
The ammonia thing, anybody tried it?
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Jelly Fish
For the filament jellies you really can't see (not to be confused with Man O War bubbles) gasoline is quick relief. Dorado eat lots of jellyfish but
the decline in turtles could be one of the major causes.
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I've read that vinegar neutralizes the pain, but have never tried it. Anyone ever use it?
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For the humor impaired, please DNR
As I scrolled throught this post (and admired the beautiful pictures), this thought came to mind:
Is the correct summation, "When on fire, use the hose?"
Smiles.
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Osprey
You're the only one to give any insight on why we all see more of them.
Do you think it is because of lack of preditors more than "ocean climate change" (don't know the correct term).
burro bob
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