Meridian Magazine

08 October 2005

IRUKANDJI!!!!!!!!

We caught a program last night on Discovery channel about KILLER JELLYFISH! It was quite fascinating. At first we didn't want Laney to watch because we thought she might never go near the ocean again or have trouble sleeping from fright, especially after her close encounter with a jellyfish this summer. Well, she heard KILLER JELLYFISH! and we couldn't get her away. We assured her that these jellyfish would have to swim a very long way to cause us any trouble, especially while we are in Utah. Are you suggesting jellyfish migrate? I didn't think there was anything more deadly than the Portuguese Man-O-War. But, many box jellyfish and more particularly the dreaded IRUKANDJI! (I love that name. Even if you didn't know what it was it would invoke paralyzing fear.) carry toxins that are 500 times more potent than the sissy Portuguese Man-O-War. After the program there was a teaser for a similar program on KILLER ANTS! Great, we had just assured Laney that ants were harmless. If you get a chance to see the show you should watch it.

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