It’s been a summer of stingers on beaches up and down Australia’s east coast as a notable surge in jellyfish numbers forces many swimmers to reconsider getting their toes wet.
An armada of jellyfish – including bluebottles, lion’s mane, and the notorious Irukandji – have turned a routine ocean swim into a painful obstacle course for holidaymakers across the country as a perfect storm of conditions combine for a painful summer.
The sight of bulbous blue mounds on the shore is usually warning enough, but surf lifesaving organisations along the NSW, Tasmanian, and Queensland coasts have been forced to put signs up to alert swimmer to the influx of bluebottles.
Social media awash with beachy holiday snaps but this year they are often accompanied by a warning.
“If you’re heading to the beach today, watch out for bluebottles. There were a bunch of them on my morning walk today!” posted NSW MP Jodie Harrison on Tuesday.
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