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fishsmith · 05-21-2005, 07:25 AM

I lived in Winter Haven, FL for a while, those little gators put up good fight, and they're fun to play with when you get them in, just keep an eye out for Momma.

This might be the Jellyfish you saw -
Moon Jellyfish
Aurelia Aurita

This jellyfish floats at the ocean surface and is the jelly most commonly washed up on beaches during high tide or after a storm. Jellyfish feed on marine life that gets caught up in their poison-containing tentacles. • Look For: A whitish, translucent, saucer-shaped jellyfish. Many short, fringe-like tentacles. 4 round or horseshoe-shaped structures near center of saucer are yellow, pink, or bluish in adult. • Length: Saucer up to 16" wide. • Habitat: Surface of ocean, large harbors. • Range: Arctic to Florida and Mexico; Alaska to southern California. • Related Species: • Lion's Mane: Cyanea capillata • Portuguese Man-of-War: Physalia physalis • Sea Gooseberry: Pleurobrachia pilius.

05-21-2005, 07:25 AM	#6
fishsmith DDG-51 iTrader: (0) Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 3,550	I lived in Winter Haven, FL for a while, those little gators put up good fight, and they're fun to play with when you get them in, just keep an eye out for Momma. This might be the Jellyfish you saw - Moon Jellyfish Aurelia Aurita This jellyfish floats at the ocean surface and is the jelly most commonly washed up on beaches during high tide or after a storm. Jellyfish feed on marine life that gets caught up in their poison-containing tentacles. • Look For: A whitish, translucent, saucer-shaped jellyfish. Many short, fringe-like tentacles. 4 round or horseshoe-shaped structures near center of saucer are yellow, pink, or bluish in adult. • Length: Saucer up to 16" wide. • Habitat: Surface of ocean, large harbors. • Range: Arctic to Florida and Mexico; Alaska to southern California. • Related Species: • Lion's Mane: Cyanea capillata • Portuguese Man-of-War: Physalia physalis • Sea Gooseberry: Pleurobrachia pilius. Last edited by fishsmith; 05-21-2005 at 07:31 AM..