Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Giant JellyFish???


Jellyfish are a common sight in the sea and with their growing populations. It appears that there is now a variety in their size as well. Jellyfish with a length five feet are swimming off the coast of southeast Asia, North sea, Black sea, and the Gulf of Mexico. Researchers are saying that fish keep the jellyfish populations stable however, with overfishing there is no one to compete for their food source. Climate change may be instrumental in creating ideal conditions for jellyfish to grow. While some may hear of these “monster jelly fish” and think that, this is just evolution in turn ignoring the fact that if one population grows others must shrink. Jellyfish are not only growing in number but in size meaning they will begin to hunt for more suitable prey. Researchers are speculating that there is a Jellyfish that weighs 440lbs with a diameter of 2.5 ft. Over time these jellyfish will only get bigger inversely forcing many of our favorite sea creatures to become lunch or go extinct. For more information about “monster jelly fish” you can search the original article at http://current.com/items/90174935_monster-jellyfish.htm

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