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2011-12-05 17:15

Spill of ramen bowl? No, it’s 200kg ’monster’ jellyfish



By Lee Seung-joon

A photo of a gigantic jellyfish has been spotlighted on the Internet with the title of “Spill of Ramen Bowl.”

The Nomura jellyfish, in the picture, is about two meters in diameter and weighs 200 kg while an average specimen reaches only 90 centimeters in diameter. The jellyfish in such a size has been first reported off in the East China Sea and continued to be sighted in the Sea of Japan since 2002, according to the Telegraph.

Experts do not know certainly why the number of creatures has increased quickly, but they believe that it might be from decline in the number of predators, such as sea turtles, tuna and swordfish. The scientists suggest that another contributing factor could be an increase of 1.89 degrees Fahrenheit in water temperature. making conditions more favorable for breeding.

“Their favorite warm water not only gets them big, but also gets them to grow faster,” said Professor Shinichi Uye, jellyfish expert at the Graduate School of Biosphere Science of Hiroshima University.




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컵라면 엎음? 실체는 최대 200kg `괴물 해파리’

온라인상에서 ‘컵라면 엎음’이라는 사진이 공개돼 네티즌들의 눈길을 끌고 있다.

바다 속 스쿠버 다이버 옆으로 컵라면이 쏟겨져 있는 듯한 사진 ‘컵라면 엎음’의 정체는 실제로는 동중국해에서 처음 발견된 해파리인 것으로 알려졌다.

공개된 사진 속에서는 컵라면이 엎어진듯 한 형상을 한 해파리 한 마리가 바다속을 유영중이며 그 옆을 다이버가 헤엄치며 촬영하고 있다.

이 해파리는 원래 몸길이가 26cm정도지만 남쪽으로 성장하면서 몸길이가 1.5m에 달하고 무게도 200kg에 달할 정도로 커진다.

처음 동중국해에서 발생한 것으로 알려진 이 해파리 무리는 4년 전부터 여름에 한반도 해안과 일본 해안에서 발견됐던 것으로 알려졌다.


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