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But it's not. It's real and a nightmare for Japanese fishermen. The massive sea creatures, called Nomura's jellyfish, can grow 6 feet (1.83 meters) in diameter and weigh more than 450 pounds (204 ...

A Japanese fishing boat capsized when its crew tried to haul in a net full of gigantic Nomura jellyfish. A mauve stinger jellyfish invasion stung some 1,800 people last year in the Atlantic ...

The venom of the Nomura, the world's largest jellyfish, a creature up to 6 feet in diameter, can ruin a whole day's catch by tainting or killing fish stung when ensnared with them in the maze of ...

Jellyfish blooms are nothing new ... which can predict blooms of huge Nomura along the Japanese coastline up to three months in advance. It may allow fishermen to plan ahead, and perhaps allow ...

Pink, slimy and repellent, the Nomura’s jellyfish is an authentic horror of the deep that's been assaulting Japan. Now the creatures have sunk a 10-ton fishing trawler. The boat was capsized off ...

Last year, jellyfish alerts were issued for moon jellyfish on May 27 and for Nomura’s jellyfish on July 5, lasting until Oct. 21. “Due to recent rises in sea temperature, jellyfish are ...

But the fish were overwhelmed by a heaving mass of living pink slime. The creatures, called Nomura jellyfish, can measure six feet across and weigh up to about 450 pounds. They have been drifting ...

The world's largest jellyfish by weight and diameter is thought to be the titanic Nomura's jellyfish, Nemopilema nomurai, which can dwarf a human diver. These beasts can have a bell diameter of 6. ...