On the Spanish island of Menorca, swimmers have made a scary discovery: one of the most dangerous jellyfish in the world was washed away straight for them. A single touch with her tentacles can already cause severe pain.
The incident took place on the Beach Cala and Porter on Menorca. A driven Portuguese galley was discovered there, an extremely toxic marine animal that usually only occurs in the open Atlantic Ocean. As the Mallorca era reported, the Finders buried the jellyfish in the sand as a precaution. Rescue swimmers were aware of this and had dug up the poisonous animal. They extended the popular beach extensively and immediately informed the local police, who eventually secured the jellyfish.
Kept damp and put in water
The Portuguese galley was kept moist and placed in a bucket with water. There were no injuries in the incident. Although such jellyfish are rare, they can become very dangerous for swimmers. In the past, Portuguese Galien repeatedly provided temporary closures on the beaches of the Balearic Islands. In principle, they are more present in the Mediterranean Sea in the cooler months if the water temperatures are still low compared to Midsummer.
Here you can see a recording of the Portuguese gallery:
For example, the jellyfish can float far from the wind and the current of the Atlantic Ocean, its original habitat. Because they cannot tolerate the warm water of the Mediterranean Sea, they usually disappear quickly.
Spectacular appearance
The Portuguese gallery or Physalia Physalis is a huge polyp colony. Your body slides into the bright colors purple, blue and pink. Holiday must pay attention to this striking look. A touch with the tentacles up to 50 meters long triggers severe pain and roads. Your poison can kill smaller fish and other prey. Special caution is advised in allergy patients: contact can be fatal for them and permanent scars are also possible.
This must be done with contact
Everyone who comes into contact with the jellyfish must carefully remove the remains according to experts with salt water. Hot water above 45 degrees helps against the poison, zinc gluconate is recommended for treatment.
The colorful nettleier is approximately 15 centimeters long. It mainly lives in the Pacific Ocean, but also for the Canaryen, for Portugal and in the Caribbean, for example off the coast of Cuba. At the beginning of May 2009, copies on the coasts had first appeared on the Spanish Balearic Islands of Mallorca and Forenta for the first time in a decade. The islanders call the animals translated the blue bottle. The background for reinforced appearance is the overfishing of the tuna, the temperature rise of the seas and a larger food supply due to over -fertilization.
Source: Krone
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