Saturday, January 21, 2006

Giant Jellyfish Invade Japan!


National Geographic reports that since last summer, Japanese waters have been inundated with an armada of massive jellyfish up to 6.5 feet wide and 450 pounds. The invertebrates, whose numbers have grown a hundredfold in some areas off Japan, are causing a crisis in the local fishing industry by choking fishing nets and poisoning the catch with their toxic stingers.

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