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Jellyfish vs. Salmon

kolanuraven

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http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/11/21/salmon.jellyfish.ap/index.html




.......The species of jellyfish responsible, Pelagia nocticula -- popularly known as the mauve stinger -- is noted for its purplish night-time glow and its propensity for terrorizing bathers in the warmer Mediterranean Sea. Until the past decade, the mauve stinger has rarely been spotted so far north in British or Irish waters, and scientists cite this as evidence of global warming..........
 

Red Robin

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How far back in time do you think the "rarely seen" reaches? 100 years , 200 years, 750 years? Is it possible that these jellyfish were abundant in british waters 1000yrs ago?
 

kolanuraven

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Red Robin said:
How far back in time do you think the "rarely seen" reaches? 100 years , 200 years, 750 years? Is it possible that these jellyfish were abundant in british waters 1000yrs ago?


Did you even bother to READ the whole article?

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Red Robin

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Yep

"The species of jellyfish responsible, Pelagia nocticula -- popularly known as the mauve stinger -- is noted for its purplish night-time glow and its propensity for terrorizing bathers in the warmer Mediterranean Sea. Until the past decade, the mauve stinger has rarely been spotted so far north in British or Irish waters, and scientists cite this as evidence of global warming."
 
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