Jellyfish In May And June

[Harryvb]

Hallo

I was reading in lonely planet there is a lot of jellyfish end may begin june on the westcoast .

Can soweone confirm that and are they dangerous , don't they turn up on the other coastlines in the north or east ?

Wat about koh phangna and koh tao ?

Regards

Harry

[limbos]

Harryvb,

In general the jellyfish in the Gulf are not dangerous (painfull, yes), however, there's proof nowadays that occasionally Box Jelly fish makes it in to the Gulf. Unfortunately Box Jelly Fish encounters can be deadly.

Edited May 1, 2005 by limbos

[Thetyim]

When I went tp Prachuab a couple of years ago in October the beach was littered with dead jellyfish.

They were washed in on the tide, hundreds of them, and then the sun sort of "dissolved" them in a few hours. A bit like salt on a snail.

They were all dead but made the beach unusable for a three days.

[Jai Dee]

Harryvb,

In general the jellyfish in the Gulf are not dangerous (painfull, yes), however, there's proof nowadays that occasionally Box Jelly fish makes it in to the Gulf. Unfortunately Box Jelly Fish encounters can be deadly.

Are these the same Box Jellyfish that infest the coastline of northern Australia in the dry season?

If so, then I wouldn't be going anywhere near the water.

I've seen first hand what their stinging tentacles can do...

[Isabellla]

I saw the same in Phuket and Hua Hin unfortunately and is uncomfy.

And what about the sea lice?