Image: Giant jellyfish sinks 10-ton Japanese ship
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Giant jellyfish sinks 10-ton Japanese ship

Photo: National Geographic

Centuries ago, sailors feared the Kraken
– legendary sea monsters so large, they were capable of bringing down
ships. Now, modern Japanese fishermen have a new tale to tell of such
gargantuan sea creatures – even if it wasn’t powerful tentacles that caused their ship to capsize.

The 10-ton Diasan Shinsho-maru went down in the waters off Japan
while trying to… » Full Story on Yahoo! Green

Gee warming of the seas and overfishing may have led to the overpopulation of giant jellyfish.....ya think? How much more obvious evidence is it going to take to convince the blind and deaf morons that Global Warming is REAL?

posted Nov 3, 2009 |
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Beautiful creatures, but can be deadly.

posted Nov 3, 2009 |
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mezzo... our sun could go supernova and you'd still believe it was mans fault. global warming isn't worth all the panic we're being fed.
most of its natural occuring. as for these creatures, over fishing can affect populations of other life as they move to find replacement, but there is also migration issues that show, some of these creatures migrate in and out over several decades, thats natural.

so get off the panic button, your blowing smoke again.

posted Nov 3, 2009 |
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GLOBAL WARMING IS A LIE !

posted Nov 3, 2009 |
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Godzilla vs. Jellymonster, opening soon.

posted Nov 3, 2009 |
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It's Bush's fault.

posted Nov 3, 2009 |
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Let's put Obama, Michelle, Obama's Cabinet, Axelrod, Rahm Emanuel, Pelosi, Reid, Chris Dodd, and Barney Frank all together in the ship with the Jellyfish, and see them itch away to Kenya....It will be a sight to remember.....I forgot to put also Grayson from Florida on the same ship.....Sorry....UM...UM...UM...

posted Nov 3, 2009 |
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Must summon Mothra




ma tu ra!!!

posted Nov 3, 2009 |
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GODZIRRA !!!!!

posted Nov 3, 2009 |
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Giant jellyfish??? LOL

posted Nov 3, 2009 |
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. . . AND IN ADDITION TO ALL ELSE - ONE PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS - EVEN IF I DONT KNOW WHAT I AM LOOKING AT - THIS DISCOVERY REMINDS ME OF WHEN I WAS A CHILD - AND WE USE TO LOOK AT MONSTER PROGRAMS ON TELEVISION - AND THERE WAS ALWAYS GIANT SOMETHING OF THE OTHERS - AND THESE GIANTS THINGS WERE ALWAYS SINKING FOREIGN SHIPS - TURNED OUT THAT THE ENVIRONMENT HAD BEEN AFFECTED SOME HOW - AND THAT ALWAYS CAUSED REGULAR SIZED BUGGS & WORMS ( ETC ) TO BECOME OVER GROWN - AND WE WOULD GET A KICK OUT OF ALL OF THE RUNNING THAT THE PEOPLE IN THAT MOVIE ( LIKE THE BLOB FOR EXAMPLE - AND THE FILM CALLED ( IT ) WOULD BE DOING - AND IN THE MIDDLE OF ALL OF THE RUNNING - SOME OF THE PEOPLE WOULD FALL DOWN - WHILE THAT BIGGER THAN LIFE SIZED GIANT - WOULD BE OVER TAKING THE CROWD - EVERY MOVIE DIRECTOR WAS IN A FOOT RACE - TO PRODUCE SOMETHING MORE OUTRADGIOUS THAN THE PREVIOUS MOVIE DIRECTOR - BUT IT WAS ALL FUN & WE ALL ENJOYED OUT TV SETS . . .

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Ah! The Japanese Whale killers and Worldwide overfishers are getting a little payback. Too bad. Let's get the Swamp Thing over to their Island.

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