Fun Fact #21: Meet the biggest Cnidarian in the world, the Nomura's Jellyfish. A fully grown one of these jellyfish is a little bigger than your average man. They exist mostly in the water between China and Japan. These jellies are so huge that in 2009 a fishing trawler that reeled in a net that contained dozens of these jellyfish actually capsized (the trawler was 10-tonnes). More about this cool jelly tomorrow!

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anonymous · Answer

SCREAM

anonymous · Answer

Are they poisonous and bad to be zapped by or just terribly huge?

trancenova · Answer

They're bad to be zapped, apparently it really hurts but doesn't kill you (though a couple of deaths have been reported).. EEEKKK! indeed :P

anonymous · Answer

Really glad right now that I don't live in Asia. :P Those sound scary. Do u have a picture?

trancenova · Answer

You'll be very glad after my next post, but I won't reveal anything yet :P here we are http://www.pinktentacle.com/images/echizen_kurage_caramel_2.jpg http://www.pinktentacle.com/images/echizen_kurage_07.jpg

anonymous · Answer

Oh my holy lord, that's one big jellyfish

trancenova · Answer

I thoroughly agree!! I didn't know jellyfish could grow so big until I learned about this one.