Q96.1 • June 9, 2022
According to Maine Lobstermen’s Community Alliance, Maine has a few different species of jellies in its waters: comb, moon, and lion’s mane. Pretty badass names for some crazy creatures. I did some Maine jellyfish digging. A lion’s mane jelly washed up on Peaks Island back in 2020 and was 4.5 feet in diameter. These bad boys are the largest jellyfish in the world and their 1,200 stinging tentacles can grow more than 100 feet, longer than a blue whale. They’re not just big and scary, they can and will hurt you so these are not the jellies to be taking photoshoots with.