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June 16, 2009 | 5 comments
Slide Show: Jellyfish Jamboree--Are They Set to Seize the Seas?
A new paper proposes that humans are making the oceans a very happy habitat for jellyfish. Here's a closer look
By Katherine Harmon
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Jellyfish may elicit oohs and ahhs at aquariums, but out in the watery wild they can wreak rapid and serious bodily harm. The venomous sting of a box jellyfish known as the Chironex fleckeri can kill a person in three minutes.
They also pose a host of economic threats. An overload of jellyfish can burst fishing nets and contaminate catches. Costal waters thick with jellies can also clog cooling intakes at nearby power plants, notes a new study.
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