Yuck! The little clear ones are all over the place and harder to see than the big blue ones.
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Moderator
Come talk to me when you sit on the tentacle of a Man o' War. I did one night on the beach when I was a kid. It looked like somebody whipped me with a fire hot coat hangar. Took months to go away...
I'll step on the little squishy ones all day over that past experience! LOL!
I'll step on the little squishy ones all day over that past experience! LOL!
Beach FanaticAuthor
Come talk to me when you sit on the tentacle of a Man o' War. I did one night on the beach when I was a kid. It looked like somebody whipped me with a fire hot coat hangar. Took months to go away...
Do you think that experience has anything to do with the way you dress?
Moderator
Most assuredly! Of course, back in my youth I was more into the minis which left a lof of leg exposed!!
:funn:
:funn:
Beach FanaticAuthor
Most assuredly! Of course, back in my youth I was more into the minis which left a lof of leg exposed!!:rofl:
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SWGB
If you don't have ammonia you can always pee on it, that'll stop the sting.
Beach FanaticAuthor
If you don't have ammonia you can always pee on it, that'll stop the sting.Thanks. I'd rather it sting....
SoWal Expert
Thanks. I'd rather it sting....
Plain ol' saltwater works the best- it flushes the affected area. Just get back in the water.;-)
I can say this with confidence- I am sporting some nice scars from the tentacles that wrapped around my ankle last summer. But it only hurt about 30 minutes.
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Beach Fanatic
I don't worry about the pink ringed ones so much anymore. I believe they are called the Nettle Jellyfish after stinging nettle. Anyone ever get into that? I can say from experience that this is exactly what those jelly's feel like when you get into them. I run into them when I'm chasing Blue Crabs with a net and don't see them until after they have wrapped around one of my legs. LOL!! It stings a bit, but won't kill you.
I agree about the salt water. I scoop a handful of sand and scrub the sting a bit to get any residual off my skin and get the little bugger to stop firing, and then the salt water. Takes maybe 20-30 minutes and I can't tell I ever walked into one.
I agree about the salt water. I scoop a handful of sand and scrub the sting a bit to get any residual off my skin and get the little bugger to stop firing, and then the salt water. Takes maybe 20-30 minutes and I can't tell I ever walked into one.
Beach Lover
I was out on the boat saturday off of Crystal Beach. The jellies are everywhere. We should have a great cobia season. At least that what I'm told, I really know nothing about fishing.
Beach Fanatic
Come talk to me when you sit on the tentacle of a Man o' War. I did one night on the beach when I was a kid. It looked like somebody whipped me with a fire hot coat hangar. Took months to go away...
Do you think that experience has anything to do with the way you dress?
If you don't have ammonia you can always pee on it, that'll stop the sting.
Beach FanaticAuthor
If you don't have ammonia you can always pee on it, that'll stop the sting."Oh, look, Mah-gret! Down on the beach! First that person was hopping around and shreiking. Now she seems to be urinating on herself! Perhaps it is one of those Grayton Beach people we've read about on the bumper stickers."
SWGB
"Oh, look, Mah-gret! Down on the beach! First that person was hopping around and shreiking. Now she seems to be urinating on herself! Perhaps it is one of those Grayton Beach people we've read about on the bumper stickers."
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