Wednesday, May
23, 2012
As spring shakes off the last vestige of
winter, a variety of seasonal species are returning to Wrightsville’s waters.
Anyone who has walked along the water’s edge recently has probably noticed all
of the washed-up jellyfish.
There are five types of jellyfish commonly
found off of the Azalea Coast. The two most likely to wash onto the beach are
moon jellyfish, which can be easily identified by the reddish-pink four-leaf
clover markings on its back, and the cannonball jellyfish, named for a
resemblance to its namesake...Fortunately, they pose little danger to
humans...
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