Watch Out: Lion's Mane Jellyfish Can Sting as Far as 100 Feet Away!

These lion's mane jellyfishes are moving all over the Gulf of Maine, and when they get to the shore they might sting your tender bottom.

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Lion's Mane Jellyfish 

This jellyfish has constantly washed up onto the coast of Maine, but recently, they've never been so profuse and so big lately.

Typically dinner plate size, from Prince Edward Island to the coast of Maine, this sea creature with a diameter of about 6 feet or even more have been spotted when it washed up onto the rocks and sand in the state.

Due to the fact that Lion's Mane jellyfish is in love with the cold water of the Arctic, Canada, and also the Gulf of Maine, It's not global warming. But the same as any living being, this sea creature will go where the food can be easily found, and obviously, it resides here, as their existence off the coast of Maine may be due to excess fishing in Atlantic Canada. 

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Tentacles of Lion's Mane Jellyfish 

But the main idea is that they are here, and they seem to be growing bigger. As Lion's Mane jellyfish gets bigger, its tentacles tend to stretch farther away to sting people - at times as far away as 100 feet, so odds are this jellyfish will sting you long before you get to see it, if at all you do.

These predators are not in search of you particularly, as they enjoy feeding on fish larvae, plankton, and other yucky aquatic stuff.  But, if you accidentally run into one of it's tentacles you will definitely get stung.

Now here's the kicker: Those lifeless jellyfish that are washed up onto shore also have the ability to sting when they come in contact with human flesh.

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What Happens When This Fish Stings You?

It is normally painful if not temporary and a red mark is been left in the victim's body. Diving into one is a dissimilar story as you could be stung a countless number of times that the water will actually start feeling warm or hot to you.  Then, you should probably go to the hospital.

As per the report on The Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization website, this witness was hunting along with some friends in Baxter State Park when he saw some scat and then the "sound of throbbing like a partridge on steroids drumming." A large lifeless tree came collapsing to the ground, which scared off the witness, the report states.

But the falling of the tree didn't completely discourage him as he came back with a company to the same place the following day before going further towards a more rocky part. The two men heard the sound of a drum again, and then a rock that is about 50-pound was thrown their way, the report stated.

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