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What are the largest jellyfish in the world? And how big can they grow? Stuart Blackman takes a look <\/p>

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Published: Wednesday, 29 May 2024 at 11:12 AM<\/p>

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The biggest jellyfish in the world has long thought to be the lion\u2019s mane jellyfish, based on the description of an animal caught off western North America by a geologist in 1856:<\/strong>\u201cI measured myself a specimen at Nahant, the disk of which had attained a diameter of 7.5 feet [2.3m], the tentacles extending to a length of more than 120 feet [37m].\u201d <\/p>

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That\u2019s longer than a blue whale, though today biologists aren\u2019t entirely convinced by the story and now rate Nomura\u2019s jellyfish as the biggest jellyfish in the world, thanks to more reliable measurements. Its tentacles are not quite as impressive as the lion\u2019s mane jellyfish, but it can reach a massive 2m in diameter and can weigh an impressive 200kg – making it also the heaviest jellyfish in the world.<\/p>
The Nomura\u2019s jellyfish favour coastal regions and warm waters and live in the Yellow Sea and East China Sea<\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n
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