What Type Of Jellyfish Did I see?

What Type Of Jellyfish Did I see?

• Hi my name is Jessie and today I went to the beach with my mom and brother and me and my brother went into the water and we saw a jellyfish that was about the size of this, without the strap included: http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://shopelegantwomansstoreofbeauty.com/images/Black-and-White-Print-Canvas-Purse-DPRSKA31.jpg&imgrefurl=http://shopelegantwomansstoreofbeauty.com/index.php%3FcPath%3D102&usg=__nXWQAmZpAJlbK4f_O3Jo34RxThU=&h=800&w=800&sz=66&hl=en&start=17&tbnid=TfAU98TFW73HfM:&tbnh=117&tbnw=120&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dpurse%26hl%3Den%26biw%3D1362%26bih%3D528%26gbv%3D2%26tbs%3Disch:10%2C317&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=113&vpy=192&dur=16&hovh=225&hovw=225&tx=128&ty=161&oei=PvZpTP7kGIbUtQP3noDmBQ&esq=2&page=2&ndsp=27&ved=1t:429,r:9,s:17&biw=1362&bih=528 It was whitish/clearish, and it had like lightish darkish patches on it. Sorry I could explain it a bit clearer, but as soon as I saw it I ran out of the water, so I didn't get a very clear view. My brother also saw it, and we told our mom. I'm 13 and he's 14, btw. We're not lying or making this up. The color of the head thingy was this: http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.atpartsonline.com/shop/a/autopartsprofessionalonline/img-lib/spd_20080519215709_b.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.atpartsonline.com/product-en-0-1600219-Auto%2BPro.%2BNew%2BLH%2BClear%2BWhite%2BColor%2BBlinker%2BLamp%2BMercedes%2BBenz%2BW123%2B230%2B240D%2B300D%2B230E%2B280E%2B(Depo).html&usg=__r3wN3C4cX4yLbYIgSphkRa7rjq0=&h=480&w=640&sz=52&hl=en&start=0&tbnid=CmVyGQVz9YaJiM:&tbnh=136&tbnw=183&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dclearish%2Bwhitish%2Bcolor%26hl%3Den%26biw%3D1362%26bih%3D528%26gbv%3D2%26tbs%3Disch:1&itbs=1&iact=rc&dur=390&ei=rvZpTOryFInEsAO66JHmBQ&oei=rvZpTOryFInEsAO66JHmBQ&esq=1&page=1&ndsp=12&ved=1t:429,r:2,s:0&tx=121&ty=58 and the patches was like this color: http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.glassblower.info/Tony-Patti-2008-Glass-Art/light-blue-dark-blue-closed-bowl.JPG&imgrefurl=http://www.glassblower.info/Tony-Patti-2008-Glass-Art/Tony-Patti-2008-Glass-Art.html&usg=__XZ5Irvt-i8PjrFsv2aDAZIBSH4A=&h=2280&w=2245&sz=527&hl=en&start=0&tbnid=n7odqfN-isT6qM:&tbnh=122&tbnw=120&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dlightish%2Bdarkish%2Bblue%26hl%3Den%26biw%3D1362%26bih%3D528%26gbv%3D2%26tbs%3Disch:1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=115&vpy=188&dur=483&hovh=226&hovw=223&tx=149&ty=102&ei=0fZpTOOoGpP2tgPom5HmBQ&oei=0fZpTOOoGpP2tgPom5HmBQ&esq=1&page=1&ndsp=24&ved=1t:429,r:8,s:0 Do you know what type of Jellyfish this is? I'm like shaken up right now because I also saw two sharks today. we were at the del mar beach today in san diego and the whole shark thing was on the news, so im not lying. also, the shark was like a dark grey or black color and all i saw was its back and fin on its back area. what type of shark was it? is it deadly? it didnt attack anyone because there were a lot of surfers around it. i think i saw two sharks, but maybe just one. it bobbed in and out of the water a lot and it was really scary. so, heres the major question: 1. what type of jellyfish was it? 2. Is it deadly/dangerous? 3. what type of shark was it? it looked pretty big and i know its not a great white 4. is it deadly/dangerous? and also my 8 y/o cousin went to the beach with his mom and bro and he got stung by a stingray at the same beach, and i just wanted 2 know why all these creatures have been coming so shallow these days. thank you so much i appreciate it and im not lying!! thanks! no rude answers please!

• Answer:

  first off, sorry this is such a long answer, but please read the whole thing because i want you to understand something that i will talk about later on in my answer. to identify the jellyfish and sharks you saw, i would need a more specific description, sorry. but if the jellyfish was completely clear with coloring and the lightish darkish patches were just thinner layers of the jellyfish and not red or anything then it's completely harmless. colorless jellyfish can't sting you. many of them wash ashore and you can just pick it up and throw it back in, but you HAVE to make sure there's no coloring on it. there are about 400 different species of sharks and majority of them have a dark grey color, so i can't really identify it for you. any coloring on the tips of the sharks fins, the shape of the tail would be a great help, but it's kind of hard to describe the tail. now here's what i want you to learn, i'm going to tell you right now, and you may think i'm crazy but it's true: sharks are generally passive, non-agressive creatures. they are not interested in you and if they are, they're just curious. you are more likely to get KILLED by a coconut than a shark; more people die a year from getting hit with coconuts than shark attacks. you are more likely to get bitten by another human being than a shark. and one of the more famous ones, you are more likely to get struck by lightning than getting bitten by a shark. sharks don't deserve their man-eating reputation because those shark attacks happened probably because the shark thought they were seals. i mean have a friend lie down on a boogie board with their arms and legs sticking out, you'll see they look somewhat like a seal. other shark attacks happen because the sharks are just curious. they don't have hands to feel with and we can't communicate with them, so their "hands" is their mouth and nose. i'm typing all this info up because i don't want anyone to be afraid of sharks, instead, we should be afraid FOR them. pretty much all sharks are on the endangered species list, and some are close to going extinct. sharks are SO important to the ocean, and we're killing them off and giving them man-eating reputations they don't deserve. you can think i'm crazy, or believe what you want and think sharks are man-eating creatures, but think about what they think of us. us humans kill about 26-73 MILLION sharks EACH YEAR, and sharks kill maybe 4-10 people each year, which isn't much considering there's about 6 billion of us. instead of being afraid of sharks, PLEASE stand up for them. i know this whole thing isn't what you asked for in your question, but i'm just trying to save and conserve and spread the word that sharks need our help and we shouldn't be afraid of them. however, if a shark DOES get close to you, is circling around you, or you feel threatened by it then be prepared to punch the nose which is one of the most sensitive parts of their body or poke the shark's eye if it gets close enough. also to answer your last question about stingrays, stingrays do live in shallow waters, so they sort of belong there. however, the recent occurance with sharks near the shallows is a mystery. scientists just don't know why yet.