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As you all know, the weird, purple jellyfish is a creature of great importance to me. Last week or so, I discovered one of these washed up on Pacific Beach, here in San Diego. I rolled it into a plastic bag and brought it home for further study. Here, at the zoobie brush shelter, I placed it in a bucket of water, and poked at it when the spirit moved me.
It was quite dead, of course. After a day it started to stain the water in the bucket purple. That was fascinating. Day after that the water was so purple you couldn't see the jellyfish any more. I took it out in the back yard and dumped it on a pile of brush. I though it would be cool if it dried out in the sun. I might be able to send it through the mail to someone.
A few days later I went out to see what shape it was in, and it was completely gone! Not the slightest weird, purple trace of it.
I am positive it didn't crawl away. I believe something ate it. The suspects are: a stray kitty, two skunks, a possum, several racoons, and possibly a coyote I once saw out in the brush back there.
I am worried that whatever ate it may start mutating. I am afraid I have started an ecological chain reaction that could have dire consequences for the planet. What do you suppose would be the characteristics of a skunk fortified on a diet of weird, purple jellyfish? Or a possum? It's too horrible to consider.
This is the weird purple jellyfish in quetion, for those of you who may have advice back up with biological knowledge:
Phillip Colla Natural History Photography :: Online Photo Search
Address:http://www.oceanlight.com/lightbox.php?cs=-549
It was quite dead, of course. After a day it started to stain the water in the bucket purple. That was fascinating. Day after that the water was so purple you couldn't see the jellyfish any more. I took it out in the back yard and dumped it on a pile of brush. I though it would be cool if it dried out in the sun. I might be able to send it through the mail to someone.
A few days later I went out to see what shape it was in, and it was completely gone! Not the slightest weird, purple trace of it.
I am positive it didn't crawl away. I believe something ate it. The suspects are: a stray kitty, two skunks, a possum, several racoons, and possibly a coyote I once saw out in the brush back there.
I am worried that whatever ate it may start mutating. I am afraid I have started an ecological chain reaction that could have dire consequences for the planet. What do you suppose would be the characteristics of a skunk fortified on a diet of weird, purple jellyfish? Or a possum? It's too horrible to consider.
This is the weird purple jellyfish in quetion, for those of you who may have advice back up with biological knowledge:
Phillip Colla Natural History Photography :: Online Photo Search
Address:http://www.oceanlight.com/lightbox.php?cs=-549