i almost swam into this jelly... that would have just sucked all the wasy around! we ( h20doctor and i ) just started our dive and he got my atention before i swam into it ( good thing too those tentacles might have hurt, JUST A LOT! ). later! and than-x!
good day!
jeff
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You can tell it's a lion's mane rather than an egg yolk jelly (or as I like to call them, egg drop) - because a lion's mane only has 8 nodes in the bell, rather than 16.
than-x john and calvin. and that is what the bridal unit said about me not getting entangled in it. when i saw it, i was shocked as to how close i was to it. good thing i HAVE NO war stories with that thing.
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than-x goddess! i tryed to stay out of reach of them thar tentacles. each picture i got a little further away from it, so i wouldn't get stung. diggin' the picture jan!
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I ran into one last Saturday at Day Island- there were quite a lot of jellies in the water, and when I first ducked my head to check the vis I noted one about 10 ft away.
Anyway, at 75-80 feet I happened to notice some dark tendrils hanging on front of my mask- I know I audibly swore as I ducked my head to my chest and kicked forward. When I looked back, there was one a little smaller than my head hanging 5-8 feet above me. Then I noticed the slight tingling along the edges and bottom of my mask.
After getting out of the water, it started to feel more like bad razorburn, I was expecting more of a welting but it just got a little red over the next couple hours, and every once in a while a little pinprick feeling, until it fully faded away.
A wonderful first experience at Day Island and first experience with a Lion's Mane!
gomi_
'Tis the season... Sund Rock was crawling with them, plus a few Egg Yolk jellies thrown in for good measure. Do the egg yolks sting like the Lion's Mane? With better viz you could spot them easily and avoid them IF YOU REMEMBERED TO LOOK UP! ](*,) I didn't get any good pics because I was too chicken to get that close!
More Pics Than You Have Time To Look AT "Anyone who thinks this place is over moderated is bat-crazy anarchist." -Ben, Airsix "Warning: No dive masters are going to be there, Just a bunch of old fat guys taking pictures of fish." -Bassman
i took a 22 second video clip of one, when my brother and i dove mukilteo this past friday. who would have ever thunk i would see two (2) lion's manes in the same week? thats cool! nice pictures though. man thats brutal! that is something i hope i never encouter, is being on the recieving end of a jelly sting! later!
good day!
jeff
TAKE only pictures, KILL only time, LEAVE only bubbles!
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With better viz you could spot them easily and avoid them IF YOU REMEMBERED TO LOOK UP! ](*,) I didn't get any good pics because I was too chicken to get that close! 
