{"id":119520,"date":"2023-10-02T23:42:19","date_gmt":"2023-10-02T23:42:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leviolonrouge.com\/?p=119520"},"modified":"2023-10-02T23:42:19","modified_gmt":"2023-10-02T23:42:19","slug":"swarms-of-sex-mad-jellyfish-heading-to-uk-beaches-in-sweltering-october-heat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leviolonrouge.com\/world-news\/swarms-of-sex-mad-jellyfish-heading-to-uk-beaches-in-sweltering-october-heat\/","title":{"rendered":"Swarms of sex-mad jellyfish heading to UK beaches in sweltering October heat"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sweltering autumn temperatures are bringing swarms of sex-mad jellyfish to our beaches.<\/p>\n

The nation is enjoying warmer weather than during our washout summer as the seasons turn upside down. Forecasters predict temperatures of 24C today.<\/p>\n

And experts say our waters are becoming hotter than Brazil and Mauritius \u2013 bringing with it millions of crystal jellyfish. They grow up to a foot wide, have up to 150 tentacles and are usually found some 2,000 miles away in the Mediterranean., but their sting is not painful.<\/p>\n

READ MORE: UK faces '25C or higher' heat spike this week as September could be 'hottest in history' <\/b><\/p>\n

For the latest weather-related stories from the Daily Star, click here.<\/b><\/p>\n

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Swimmers in Devon and Cornwall have been left stunned by the arrival of thousands of them this week. The Marine Biological Association, based in Plymouth, said: \u201cThe Crystal jellyfish is a rare sight in the UK and up until now rarely recorded in our #Data, but washed up along the #Cornwall coast in huge numbers over the weekend.\u201d<\/p>\n

Matt Slater, from Cornwall Wildlife Trust, said: \u201cThey reproduce very rapidly and produce thousands of tiny larvae.\u201d Britain is set to bask in warm weather all month, as a double subtropical swelter is set to bring highs of 25 degrees next Friday.<\/p>\n

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