Rare Australian Spotted Jellyfish Seen In Maltese Waters
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Posting to social media, marine biologist Alan Deidun shared photos sent to him of a rare sighting of the Australian spotted jellyfish.
The jellyfish is an alien species native of the Indian and Pacific Ocean, but a rare visitor to our waters.
‘It was first recorded in Maltese waters in 2017 by our Spot the Jellyfish campaign’, wrote Deidun.
’The good news too is that it harbours a MILD sting such that it is generally classified as a non-stinging species and not a threat to public health.’
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Photo Source: Billy Gauci (via Alan Deidun)
