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I had an attachment, but the file was too large. the topic should change quicker now..
I'd heard the term and maybe even that it was a plankton thing, but I guess I'd assumed it would actually look quite reddish. The water merely looks "dirty" as though there is a lot of loose, silty stuff in suspension in it. I would have suggested "Ochre Tide" had anyone bothered to ask when they were naming it.honestrosewater said:Had you never heard of red tide before?
I do, but omniscience isn't what it's cracked up to be.I thought you knew everything.
There are no turtles around here. My speculation is that the dead jellyfish must be getting torn apart by being washed back and forth against the sand by the waves for hours before they actually end up getting permanently beached. Last year I saw a couple of them going back and forth in the waves like this for several minutes before I got sick of waiting for them to finally land.So maybe red tide killed them, but how were they chopped into pieces? Are there turtles around?
It looks pink to red to brown in the pictures I've seen- and faint to very noticeable.zoobyshoe said:I'd heard the term and maybe even that it was a plankton thing, but I guess I'd assumed it would actually look quite reddish. The water merely looks "dirty" as though there is a lot of loose, silty stuff in suspension in it. I would have suggested "Ochre Tide" had anyone bothered to ask when they were naming it.
Yeah, tell me about it.I do, but omniscience isn't what it's cracked up to be.
I think some experiments are in order. How much power does it take to rip apart a dead, nocturnally roving, weird, purple jellyfish? It may be dangerous, but I'm willing to volunteer you.There are no turtles around here. My speculation is that the dead jellyfish must be getting torn apart by being washed back and forth against the sand by the waves for hours before they actually end up getting permanently beached. Last year I saw a couple of them going back and forth in the waves like this for several minutes before I got sick of waiting for them to finally land.
I believe the anser is dependent on the extent to which the "red tide" degrades the corpus jellicus in killing it, if that is indeed the cause of all this.honestrosewater said:I think some experiments are in order. How much power does it take to rip apart a dead, nocturnally roving, weird, purple jellyfish? It may be dangerous, but I'm willing to volunteer you.
Fireworks? Do you 'spose people were blowing them up?zoobyshoe said:Anyway, I was out there today again, and there aren't any new ones around. Most of the ones that were there yesterday are gone as well. The first day I went to the beach was July 5 and they were already there. (My first thought, of course, was that they really can't take fireworks.)
No, I was thinking the jellies were just too sensitive for things like The Fourth Of July auditory bombardment, and were stunned into unconsciousness by it all.Math Is Hard said:Fireworks? Do you 'spose people were blowing them up?
A purple nocturnal roving jellyfish is a type of jellyfish that is typically found in deep ocean waters and is active at night. It is characterized by its purple color and its ability to move and hunt for prey in a roving manner.
Purple nocturnal roving jellyfish can be found in deep ocean waters all around the world. They tend to prefer areas with low light levels, such as the ocean floor or undersea caves.
While purple nocturnal roving jellyfish do have stinging cells, they are not known to be dangerous to humans. They are typically too small to cause any harm, and their stings are not powerful enough to penetrate human skin.
Purple nocturnal roving jellyfish primarily feed on small fish, plankton, and other tiny sea creatures. They use their tentacles to capture their prey and bring it to their mouth, located in the center of their body.
Purple nocturnal roving jellyfish reproduce through a process called spawning, where males release sperm and females release eggs into the water. The fertilized eggs then develop into larvae, which eventually grow into adult jellyfish.