Picture giant floating jellyfish hanging high in the air. Moon jellyfish (Aurelia aurita) – it has four white rings. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. See more ideas about Jellyfish, Moon, Sea creatures. Indeed, one need but observe the moon jellyfish to see how brutal AND beautiful nature can be." "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. There are different types and thousands of them but they drift in and out so I was quite lucky to drift in amongst them. Moon jellyfish are seasonal and feed on zooplankton, according to Record. Lighter than air airships were employed in Kim Stanley Robinson’s Mars Trilogy science fiction novels.

He said they "don't generally sting," but some people have sensitivities or allergic reactions to them. News Corp is a network of leading companies in the worlds of diversified media, news, education, and information services.Below are the species that swim in British waters, including the dangerous ones that could put you in hospital.Moon jellyfish are about 10 inches (25cm) in diameter but can grow a bit bigger.They're common in the UK but not powerful enough to give anything but a minor stinging sensation.They are colourless with hollow tentacles but can have pink, yellow, purplish or even red rings.Barrel jellyfish can grow up to around 35 inches (90cm).They've been spotted washing up on Dorset beaches but are usually in deeper waters.Their tentacles can reach six foot (1.9 metres) but they are said to be fairly harmless.Even when washed up dead on the beach, their wet tentacles can give you a mild sting.Mauve stinger jellyfish are said to have a sting like an electric shock.Luckily, they're uncommon in the UK but have been spotted in deeper water off the west and north coasts.They've increased in number over the last few years due to warming temperatures and end up attacking thousands of holidaymakers.Their bodies are only small but their tentacles can reach 10 feet (three metres).This native species is an orange and brown colour with dots and lines on its body.The venom in their tentacles can give a very powerful sting.They grow up to one foot, can change sex and live for about a year.Lion's mane jellyfish have the most severe sting of all the jellyfish species in British waters.Its sting has been known to put people in hospital.They can even sting you when they're washed up on shore.They can grow longer than a blue whale and are known for having six foot (1.8m) tentacles trailing behind them in the water.Last month, they hospitalised three people at a beach in Galway in Ireland.One woman was stung on the face and everyone was warned to leave the water.Their sting is said to be like a nettle's but it's still not advisable to touch Blue jellyfish.They're blue in colour and common all around the waters of the British Isles.They usually grow to around three to six inches (10 to 20cm).Some experts think warmer sea conditions due to climate change are increasing the amount of creatures that jellyfish eat, such as algae.Nathalie Pettorelli, senior research fellow at the Zoological Society of London, told "Overfishing (which reduces predation pressure on jellyfish) and climate change have both been cited as being responsible for the increases in jellyfish numbers we have seen over recent years.

The jellies have very visible sweeping tentacles that may resemble a lion’s mane, and this is what gives them the name Lion’s Mane.

They may look beautiful – but they give a nasty sting so keep your distance.They often leave a tentacle behind after stinging a person - and astoundingly the jellyfish can continue to sting using the tentacle even after it's disconnected from the rest of its body.The Wildlife Trusts confirmes this startling bit of information: "Once they have stung something, jellyfish often leave the tentacle behind and can continue to sting using it even when not to connected to their body.

They're common in the UK but not powerful enough to give anything but a minor stinging sensation.

It's sting causes temporary pain and redness and medical attention is recommended because of the number of stings.

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