Rare Jellyfish Invade Ibiza
About half a million jellyfish are expected to converge on the beaches of Spain’s Ibiza. Part of the Balearic Islands, Ibiza is a popular tourist destination for travelers from inside Spain itself as well as the rest of the world.
According to Travel Safety, there are two thousand species of jellyfish in the world, but less than one hundred of them are considered dangerous.
They travel around the oceans on self propulsion, tide and wind, in warm and cold waters alike.The complete lack of a brain means that if a jellyfish stings you it really can’t help it – unless it’s Chironex fleckeri which can control itself efficiently, even without a brain. If its stinging cells [nematocysts] make contact with your skin they will release their poison into it.
Gadling says that the jellyfish to invade the Balearic Islands are rare breed and are absolutely harmless for human life.
For travelers planning a trip to Ibiza this summer, not to worry, the jellyfish are not poisonous and do not bite. In fact, it is known to be pleasurable swimming with them as you feel them subtly tingle against your body. Also, these are probably the only type of jellyfish in the world that are edible and have aphrodisiac properties.
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