Tuesday 21 September 2010

J is for...

Jellyfish

I don't know very much about jellyfish. Well apart from the fact that their tentacles can sting and can give you burn-like wounds which hurt (although it never happened to me). And that they haven't got much of a brain. And they move forward by propulsion. And they come in different sizes. Oh, and they look beautiful!

Wow, I knew more about jellyfish than I thought...

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Photo taken by yours truly (ie me!) in Ouwehands Dierenpark Rhenen, the Netherlands in October 2009

19 comments:

  1. Good choice for J, Mara. Beautiful picture. Am I correct in guessing you didn't take it yourself? Because if you did, it's wonderful.

    Kay
    Alberta, Canada

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  2. Great J for the day, Mara! Terrific capture wherever it came from! Love the color! Hope you're enjoying a great week!

    Sylvia

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  3. WOW.. What a great capture of the Jellyfish. Jolly Good Choice for J day.

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  4. Wonderful choice for J - love the blue picture.

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  5. That's a beautiful photo! You should have it hanging on your wall!

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  6. Jellyfish are mysterious and fascinating. My son got stung bu some while we were in the Carribean. They really hurt. No fun at all, but beautiful all the same.

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  7. lovely, but keep me away!

    ROG, ABC Wednesday team

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  8. Fantastic photo - it looks almost abstract in a strange sort of way - then the detail begins to emerge - the color is exquisite.

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  9. I'm thrilled when I get a chance to see jellyfish at the aquarium- they are so beautiful

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  10. They look especially beautiful when they are just floating on the surface of the water -- if viewed from a boat.

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  11. What a terrific jellyfish photo. Beautiful!

    I know that if you are stung by a jellyfish you should pee on the sore spot to relieve the pain.

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  12. Oh, just noticed someone suggested hanging this photo on your wall. Perhaps you could hang it next to your 'ugly' painting LOL

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  13. And now I know a little bit more as well, thanks a lot for this interesting post!
    hugs
    Léia

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  14. Mara, that photo just dragged me right on in. I didn't realize it was a jellyfish until I read the title. Great J choice indeed. (I think you pretty well captured the high points of jellyfish; that's all I know too except STAY AWAY.)

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  15. I don't know more about them either ! They are strange creatures and don't look very appetizing !

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  16. You know more then me. I love the beach but really don't like to step foot in the water because of things like that.

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  17. Wow, beautiful photos. I've been stung by a jellyfish... wouldn't recommend it!

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  18. Beautiful and deadly, some of them, aren't they? Just like tigers, polar bears, and killer whales - and to a lesser extent, wasps and bees!

    Lovely blue! :)

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  19. My daughter lives in Florida and said there's jellyfish all over the beaches. Small ones no bigger than a quarter. Would be a strange site indeed.

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