The Gulf water was fairly clear this past weekend. However, Angie had complained throughout the week that there were lots of jellyfish. She even saw a shark on one day! She filmed it on her camera; but, somehow that particular video was erased!?!?! (When it comes to video cameras, Angie's not the sharpest tool in the shed.)
Daniel will get in the water no matter what. Now don't get me wrong, he doesn't like being stung by jellyfish any more than the next guy. But his love for the water usually outweighs his fear of the sting...so he forges ahead. Saturday morning, he and I got into the water and didn't see a single jellyfish...that is, for about an hour. Then we saw two, three, four...they just started coming in from no where. The neat thing about jellyfish is they travel at a snail's pace and are easily captured. Scoop 'em up in a net and there you have it! Angie caught one, put it in a pail of water, and we sat and watched it swim around. Then somebody got the idea to pick it up.
You can pick up a jellyfish from above because the stinging tentacles are found below the body. We've never tried this before and I was in no hurry to do it. But, alas, I tried. Every time I attempted to pinch the body, the jellyfish would turn sideways and try to swim away. Then, Tyler came up with an ingenious idea...pour sand on the body and it forces the jellyfish to the bottom of the pail. Afterwards, the jellyfish is easily picked up.
So here's a video on jellyfish wrangling. All you need is a pail of water, a jellyfish, and a nine-year-old junior scientist.
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