Portuguese man o’ war return to Phuket’s Nai Yang Beach

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Portuguese man o’ war return to Phuket’s Nai Yang Beach

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Along with the Portuguese man o' war, lifeguards found an unidentified species of marine creature (left). Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: -- Portuguese man o’ war have returned to Nai Yang Beach along with a yet-to be identified species of jellyfish Phuket lifeguards announced yesterday (Oct 9).

 

Nai Yang Beach lifeguard Mr Nattapon Islam told The Phuket News, “Today we collected 16 jellyfish from the beach 14 of which were Portuguese man o’ war. We also found another two species of jellyfish but we are not yet sure what species they are. The bodies of these jellyfish are round, the main colour is dark but they a blue rim. They look similar to a Portuguese man o’ war but cannot confirm that they are.

 

“The Portuguese man o’ war we found were not so big, about 5-10 centimetres, but some had very long tentacles which were up to 1 metre long.

 

Full story: http://www.thephuketnews.com/portuguese-man-o-war-return-to-phuket-nai-yang-beach-59422.php

 

-- © Copyright Phuket News 2016-10-10

[hEaDy]

They look like blue bottles and not men of war...

[stevenl]

1 hour ago, hEaDy said:

They look like blue bottles and not men of war...

That's the same.

[beechbum]

The round disc like jellys have been getting beached here during the wet season for a very long time, the lifeguard must be either, new, blind or or due to currents they just don't get them up there?

Have seen, Nai Harn, both Kata's and Karon shore lines covered in them at different times during previous wet seasons, have paddled through and surfed in the water with them and never been stung by that species.

[Soupdragon]

12 hours ago, beechbum said:

The round disc like jellys have been getting beached here during the wet season for a very long time, the lifeguard must be either, new, blind or or due to currents they just don't get them up there?

Have seen, Nai Harn, both Kata's and Karon shore lines covered in them at different times during previous wet seasons, have paddled through and surfed in the water with them and never been stung by that species.

 

Bang Tao Beach gets millions of fish egg sacs washed up periodically. The are small and look like jellies. Could it be that is what you are seeing ?

[beechbum]

On 10/12/2016 at 7:56 AM, Soupdragon said:

 

Bang Tao Beach gets millions of fish egg sacs washed up periodically. The are small and look like jellies. Could it be that is what you are seeing ?

No, they're definitely jellys.

[2fishin2]

 
Bang Tao Beach gets millions of fish egg sacs washed up periodically. The are small and look like jellies. Could it be that is what you are seeing ?

Fish dont lay egg sacks, females release eggs midwater and males chase then release sperm. I dont know what you are seeing, but they Are not fish egg sacks


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[beechbum]

12 hours ago, 2fishin2 said:

 

Fish dont lay egg sacks, females release eggs midwater and males chase then release sperm. I dont know what you are seeing, but they Are not fish egg sacks


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Sharks do.

[2fishin2]

Sharks do.

So one fish out of how many in the sea? Come on


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[stevenl]

On 15/10/2016 at 4:27 AM, beechbum said:

Sharks do.

Some sharks do.

[Briggsy]

Are they Haribo?

[NamKangMan]

On 11/10/2016 at 1:00 PM, hEaDy said:

They look like blue bottles and not men of war...

 

 

I can't see any "blue." 

 

They look black, white and grey to me.

 

Maybe, next month, they will be "blue" again. 

 

 

[beechbum]

11 hours ago, 2fishin2 said:

So one fish out of how many in the sea? Come on


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Just being factual.

 

[jak2002003]

Anyone helping save the beached jellies?  Poor things, so sad.