Jellyfish-stinger warning sign Queensland Australia

Jellyfish warning...or aliens?

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Kat... says:

That's funny ! I've never seen a sign against Jellyfish !
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

M.V. Jantzen says:

Scarey and educational.
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

dM.nyc™ says:

Yow! You should post this in the Stick Figures in Peril group!
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

scarletkat says:

I think I'll stick with dry land.
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

Thanks for the info about Stick Figures in Peril. That's a funny group, and I posted this photo there. (And thanks, everyone for the comments.)

The more I think about this, the more I'm convinced that whoever created this sign, must have been watching a sifi move about an alien encounter right before drawing it.

--Bill
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

Fauxen says:

Wow, never seen a jellyfish warning, it's a good idea I guess but it could scare even more people out of the beautiful aussie beaches!

Thanks for telling me about the group!
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

dM.nyc™ says:

Are you sure this isn't a squid warning?
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

billadler says:

This sign was next to an emergency vinegar rinse, which is used (along with other procedures) to detox the wound. Some of those jellyfish pack a potent punch. Other Australian beaches have Betadine stations for after close encounters with coral and other marine wildlife.

Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

ian's photos (lapsed) [deleted] says:

Stingers are nasty little brutes that take over many beaches in northern Australia between November and May each year.

They are the small Irukandji jellyfish and the Box Jellyfish and are very dangerous to humans. Their poisonous stings have killed people.

Their usual haunts are beaches - they rarely trouble swimmers on the islands or reefs of the region - and the advice is to either swim in the stinger enclosures provided at major beaches or wear stinger suits.

We treat them with respect!

cheers
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

ms4jah says:

Very interesting, and thanks for showing this great stick figure in peril sign.
Seen in The World Through My Eyes - Post 2 / Comment Any 1 (?)
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

altamons says:

This is a cool shot! Nicely done.

Your KARMA Group
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

Steve Byland says:

this would be funny if you knew that it wasn't serious!
Your KARMA Group
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

ryanmcginnisphoto says:

Cthluthu warning?
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

tom_p says:

be aware of the beast
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

Camila Reichow says:

that is funny!!
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

AdrianWarren says:

Danger: Amorous FSM ahead!

Fondly fondled by his noodly appendage...
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

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Jellyfish-stinger warning sign Queensland Australia

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