Poisonous jellyfish affects Samui's tourism

[samuijimmy]

23 minutes ago, 55Jay said:

I visited Samui once.  Hired a boat, took us a short distance away from the beach and anchored off an island for swimming/jet skiing.  The whole time I swam, my skin was irritated, like many pin pricks on my skin.   Was told it was sea lice.  It wasn't really painful, but after 10-15 minutes it was getting more irritating, so I got out and never went back in, or to Samui.   Recall similar experience in Phuket and once in Mazatlan, Mexico but didn't know what it was at the time. 

 

http://www.nola.com/health/index.ssf/2016/06/sea_lice_florida_coast.html

 

 

 

Those irritating small "stingers" are only around at certain times of the year, sometimes, January from my experience not on all beaches. 

[Basil B]

Well if Jelly Fish can have that effect on tourism... just wait until word gets out about how dangerous Samui's roads are... 

[CaptainWindsock]

Seen on the beach today. Anybody know what type of jellyfish?