Overview

• More than 10 Drymonema larsoni were documented along a roughly 10-mile stretch of Texas shoreline this week, according to Harte Research Institute’s Jace Tunnell.
• The species can weigh about 50 pounds with tentacles reported to reach up to 70 feet.
• Researchers say the appearance tracks a late-summer influx of moon jellyfish, the pink meanies’ primary prey, which makes sightings sporadic.
• The sting to humans is typically mild, rated two out of 10 by Tunnell, and vinegar can help remove tentacles and reduce irritation.
• Beached individuals degrade quickly or are eaten by birds and crabs, and they are not edible.