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Warning! Thousands of Jellyfish Invading Hawaii

govisithawaii.com — Vacationers to the Hawaiian island of Oahu are being warned to avoid going into the ocean today, as hundreds, if not thousands, of lethal jellyfish swarm the coast.

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  • Alex76, on 10/11/2007, -3/+23Terrorist activity...
    • Shuk, on 10/11/2007, -1/+6It's D-Day, but against the Americans! Set up some bunker's, turrets, and some mortars! Maybe some Anti-air batteries in case they decide to parachute!
    • effektz, on 10/11/2007, -1/+4just look at these little devils http://pileofphotos.com/view/32/Jellyfish-oceans-electricity who wouldn't wanna go play in the ocean with them!?
    • sockpuppets, on 10/11/2007, -0/+3Of course you forget, Webtickle. I was present at an undersea unexplained mass sponge migration.
    • newsheatdotcom, on 10/11/2007, -0/+3It looks like the invasion worked! They've overtaken the site and are now clogging our intertubes!
    • quomen, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1Great.. at the same time I come home from college..
    • Cerialthriller, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1They were already all arrested for violation of the Patriot Act.
  • tamar, on 10/11/2007, -2/+14www.dontgovisithawaii.com??!
    • Scyth3, on 10/11/2007, -5/+2Spelled out (since it took me a second to read it correctly): Don't Go Visit Hawaii .com
  • dontknowmuch, on 10/11/2007, -4/+3Don't worry the sharks will eat them. ;-)

    I wouldn't worry too much, they'll be gone in a few days and then you can go looking for Nemo again!
  • inblosam, on 10/11/2007, -3/+4Great info for anyone planning a trip and hoping to do a lot of beach swimming... might want to change some travel plans.
  • pwallroth, on 10/11/2007, -7/+1More like "Irrelevant! Thousands of Jellyfish Invading Hawaii"
  • AlphaEta, on 10/11/2007, -4/+2FTA: "What makes box jellyfish particular dangerous is that, unlike other jellyfish, box jellyfish are able to power their way through the water at up to four knots (as fast as a small boat)."

    Apparently I'm an idiot, because I don't understand how a fast swimming speed makes these little bastards more dangerous.

    How hard can it be to dodge a friggin' jellyfish?
    • zyl0x, on 10/11/2007, -2/+8How hard can it be to dodge a friggin' small boat?
    • pbaehr, on 10/11/2007, -1/+12Keep in mind they are transparent and can have 10' long tentacles. It's like trying to dodge an invisible tangle of string...moving at 4 knots.
    • Cyber_Akuma, on 10/11/2007, -0/+14"How hard can it be to dodge a friggin' jellyfish? "

      I imagine that it would be rather challenging but not impossible.

      Now, try to dodge 1000 of them...
    • noahhoward, on 10/11/2007, -1/+44 knots is probably as fast as many people can swim. Also, most jelly fish seem to drift rather than propel themselves, there is more threat of them running into you rather than you running into them.
    • Namco, on 10/11/2007, -1/+2Dodge this... *BAM*
    • nickerbocker, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1If you can dodge a small boat you can dodge a ball.
    • wolkengrau, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1@namco:
      Awesome avatar. ;-)
  • pbaehr, on 10/11/2007, -1/+56Sadly, the peanut-butterfish never arrive at the same time.
  • guinpen, on 10/11/2007, -9/+8i, for one, welcome our new jellyfish overlords
  • animefx, on 10/11/2007, -1/+23Well, if Mario could use fireballs with the frogsuit then this wouldn't be a problem...
  • HawkeyeMatt, on 10/11/2007, -1/+6Solution: When you come to a trench, swim through it, not over it.
  • bensashi, on 10/11/2007, -2/+4Must be some kind of Dharma experiment....
  • cljordan1, on 10/11/2007, -1/+3Well, perhaps my Honeymoon in 2 months truly will be unforgettable!!
  • voodoom, on 10/11/2007, -10/+2http://www.duggmirror.com
  • ambo33, on 10/11/2007, -1/+7In other news, spongebob has been recently spotted near the cost of Hawaii with net in hand
  • Joe_rigby, on 10/11/2007, -1/+4Where's Patrick and Spongebob when you need them?
  • climaxjump, on 10/11/2007, -1/+1This isnt anything new Jellyfish comes mostly everytime in hawaii i know cause i live there thought i dont remeber no one dieing of a jellyfish sting in hawaii
  • darksputnik, on 10/11/2007, -8/+0"All your base are belong to us!"
  • redsmoke, on 10/11/2007, -8/+1I for one welcome our new jellyfish masters.
  • hilomike, on 10/11/2007, -0/+3I live on the Big Island of Hawaii, and this is surprising. The reports are from the island of Oahu, mainly on Waikiki Beach, which is a huge tourist attraction; for the long sand beach and the beach front shopping.

    City & County of Honolulu - Box Jellyfish Information Page
    http://www.co.honolulu.hi.us/esd/oceansafety/boxjellymainpage.htm
    "Box Jellyfish are very common in all water bodies and regularly swarm to Hawaii's South and West Shores 8 to 10 days after the full moon. Box Jellyfish "Carybdea alata" cause the most "trouble" for humans in Hawai`i. Don't go into areas where sighted, or if dead ones are seen on the beach. Observe all posted warning signs. Symptoms of a sting include stinging, burning, redness, swelling of lymph nodes and in cases of severe reactions may result in difficulty with breathing, symptoms of shock and cardiac arrest."

    Our last full moon was on May 2, so this shouldn't be a surprise visit. However, that's an unusually large quantity of sightings.
  • snurfle, on 10/11/2007, -1/+1Dugg for the use of the word "invading".
  • TheGonzo, on 08/13/2008, -0/+1I want pics or didn't happen!
  • thenativeraver, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1mirror?
  • mk2ja, on 10/11/2007, -2/+1http://www.duggmirror.com

    dang.. it didn't catch it. oh well.. looks like it is in the process of being buried as inaccurate anyway
  • dontknowmuch, on 10/11/2007, -0/+0It's back up, not sure why it was flagged as inaccurate.
  • misterhat, on 10/11/2007, -0/+0It is kinda gross, fastest, most effective method of stoping the pain from a jellyfish sting is urinating on it. I've heard any warm liquid works, but piss is usually the easiest thing available.


    I'm serious, I've used it on myself the 2 times I've been stung by those little buggers (though I dont think we get box jellyfish in socal. Ill have to check)
    • SocialPoison, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1Only on Digg will you find people proudly admitting they've pissed on themselves.
  • adethier, on 10/11/2007, -0/+0looks verified to me:
    http://www.honolulu.gov/esd/oceansafety/boxjellymainpage.htm
  • mydave, on 07/29/2008, -0/+0oh it's crazy! but don't worry.
    see about Jellyfish in
    http://www.trgovinca.org

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