Here come the irukandji

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Wax On
 Friday, 30 Dec 2016 at 01:53 pm

Watch out!

blindboy Friday, 30 Dec 2016 at 01:54 pm

.....of course it's just the natural variation in the climate, nothing to do climate change! Ha ha
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2016/dec/30/queensland-swimm…

Craig Friday, 30 Dec 2016 at 02:57 pm

Very interesting, have copied your comment into our article here..

https://www.swellnet.com/news/swellnet-analysis/2015/03/05/scientists-say-irukandji-jellyfish-may-migrate-south

sharkman Friday, 30 Dec 2016 at 03:42 pm

Any idea what the natural predators are for them?

Craig Friday, 30 Dec 2016 at 04:18 pm

I think sea turtles and jellyfish.

freeride76 Friday, 30 Dec 2016 at 06:54 pm

Thats a pretty big argument for keeping the QLD nets and drums in place.

Nets, but especially the drums take out a few hundred tiger sharks every year, one of the turtles main predators.
You'd expect sea turtle populations to plummet if they didn't control their main predator numbers like that.

Sheepdog Friday, 30 Dec 2016 at 07:47 pm

Bullenshitzen

Sheepdog Friday, 30 Dec 2016 at 07:49 pm

Jan 2013 - irukandji chaos off the fraser coast

https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/five-people-stung-by-iruk…

Sheepdog Friday, 30 Dec 2016 at 07:51 pm

But Hervey bay doctor disagrees;

https://www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au/news/stings-not-irukandji/1710273/

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