More than 200 box jellyfish were found in Waikiki this morning. The influx should last all weekend. Stay out of the water!
More than 200 box jellyfish were found in Waikiki this morning. The influx should last all weekend. Stay out of the water!
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Bummer, guess I am glad I didn’t make it there this week… sort of…
This influx wasn’t too bad, actually. Only that one day. The next day (today) there were only a few on the beach.
It’s really too bad that they’re not even any good to eat. Many nuisances in life or in the water at least taste good on a dinner plate, but not these buggers. They sting, have no edible qualities, and can’t be made into jewelry. They serve only one purpose – to ruin what looked to be a great morning for surf and swim. I’m going to start calling dangerous drivers on the road with me: “jellyfish.”
While I’ve had my share of Portuguese Man o’ War stings as a teenager when I used to bodyboard often at Sherwoods in Waimanalo, I’ve never, ever been stung by box jellyfish. *Knocks on wood*
I once got stung right on my n#ts@ck by huge a Man o’ War. Most painful thing I’ve experienced! Now that I think about, maybe THAT’S why I don’t have any kids! lol
@WildeOscar, Andrew Zimmern of Bizarre Foods did a segment on hunting and eating Snakehead Fish, an invasive species…
https://www.travelchannel.com/video/dcs-slimy-snakehead-fish
He also did one on eating Nutria…
https://www.travelchannel.com/video/andrew-cooks-nutria-gumbo-11881
I’m not sure what’s worse, actually, getting stung by man-o-war or box jellyfish. I’m guessing the latter is worse, but I swear the worst sting I ever got was by a Portuguese man-o-war.
And I’m not sure if this is the kind of jellyfish you can eat…