Reason #2 (Why James T. does not swim in the Ocean)
(From the London Times)
THEY are called echizen kurage, they are 6ft wide and weigh 450lbs. and they are real!!!!! With countless poisonous tentacles, they have drifted across the void to terrorise the people of Japan. Vast armadas of the slimy horrors have cut off the country’s food supply. As soon as one is killed more appear to take its place.
<The most poisonous jellyfish is the Australian sea wasp, or box jellyfish, with enough venom to kill 60 people. Wearing tights is an effective defense.
The largest jellyfish ever found was a lion’s mane, with a bell 2m (7ft) across, and tentacles extending more than 35m.
The notorious Portuguese man o’war is not a jellyfish at all but a collection of different organisms including stinging tentacles.
Jellyfish have both male and female characteristics. A group releases sperm and eggs which mix in the water.
A collection of jellyfish is known as a smack>
I ran into a "smack" off the coast of Ireland in year was 1989. That was the last time that I swam in the ocean. My policy is simple. If I can't see the bottom I don't go in.
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