– – Or so was how MonsterQuest described this episode…but somehow, a jellyfish attack lacks the “shock and awe” factor of say, a shark attack. Still, it is a matter to be reckoned with, as the sting of a box jellyfish can kill in three minutes!
The box jellyfish featured is an apex predator feeding on shrimp and small fish; it kills swiftly with a potent cardiac venom that is said by victims to burn like acid when delivered by the creature’s tentacles. Some experts feel that the box jellyfish may even target their prey, hunting and chasing fish. The implication is that such jellyfish may possess a form of intelligence. As the veteran of a college invertebrate zoology course, I feel that invertebrates deserve more attention and greater respect than they usually are accorded.
The global jellyfish population is rising, possibly due to global warming, which we ignore at our peril. Jellyfish invasions, while they sound more gross than dire, have hit Spain, Ireland, and Japan, among other locations. Deaths have resulted in some cases.
MonsterQuest searched Australian waters, and came up with a four foot Australian spotted jellyfish. The creatures cannot be produced on demand, being subject to water salinity, temperatures, and storms. I don’t have nightmares about them…but wouldn’t care to meet one of the big boys, either!
– – The History Channel aired a most intriguing presentation on the evening of May 25th called, The Link. It concerned possibly the oldest and most complete human ancestor, a 47 million year old fossil primate revealing an over 95% complete skeleton
– – A swarm of bees recently trapped workers inside a game store in Union Square in New York City for hours! A good samaritan outside the store without protective gear managed to lure many of the bees inside a box, and a specially-dressed expert arrived later to capture the rest of the swarm, with the bees successfully re-located unharmed.
— The belief systems of indigenous peoples throughout the world share an almost universal faith in Animal Spirit Guides, who help the people in their daily lives by offering protection, guidance, and healing…
–The human race needs an attitude adjustment, and Life After People should help provide a badly-needed dose of humility…
– – The Thylacine, also called the Tasmanian Tiger, is a carnivorous marsupial presumed extinct for about 70 
– – Furry jewelry is hard to come by, but can be well-worth the search. 
– – <sighs>–FurNation 
– – If you like your early human species small, you may want to consider Homo floresiensis, a tiny species of extinct humans nicknamed “hobbits” that grew to an adult height of no more than three feet and existed and lived for 
I was kinda surprised by the outcome, but nonetheless pleased that the Mafia bested the Yakuza on Spike TV’s Deadliest Warrior match-up. I had thought that the Yakuza’s martial arts training would make the difference, but there’s a lot to be said for street fighting techniques and the use of environmental weaponry too, things that the Mafia excelled in.
FOXSYLVANIA 
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