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Home / Mumbai / Mumbai News / Photos / IN PHOTOS: Blue Button jellyfish washes ashore at Mumbai`s Girgaon Chowpatty

IN PHOTOS: Blue Button jellyfish washes ashore at Mumbai`s Girgaon Chowpatty

Updated On: 28 August, 2024 08:33 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed

Following a high tide on Wednesday, Girgaon Chowpatty was noticeably strewn with numerous Blue Button jellyfish, also known as Porpita porpita. Pics/Ashish Raje

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Following a high tide on Wednesday, Girgaon Chowpatty was noticeably strewn with numerous Blue Button jellyfish, also known as Porpita porpita. Pics/Ashish Raje

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Following a high tide on Wednesday, Girgaon Chowpatty was noticeably strewn with numerous Blue Button jellyfish, also known as Porpita porpita. Pics/Ashish Raje

The Blue Button jellyfish is characterised by its vibrant colour and has a distinctive appearance

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The Blue Button jellyfish is characterised by its vibrant colour and has a distinctive appearance

It is a species that typically drifts in open waters. However, the high tide in Mumbai on Wednesday led to a significant number of these jellyfish being washed ashore

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It is a species that typically drifts in open waters. However, the high tide in Mumbai on Wednesday led to a significant number of these jellyfish being washed ashore

In a similar incident last year, in light of incidents of people getting stung by jellyfish at Juhu beach , the BMC had issued an advisory for citizens to take precautions while venturing into the sea

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In a similar incident last year, in light of incidents of people getting stung by jellyfish at Juhu beach , the BMC had issued an advisory for citizens to take precautions while venturing into the sea

The civic body in its advisory had asked citizens not venture into the sea without clothes and wear gumboots on the beach

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The civic body in its advisory had asked citizens not venture into the sea without clothes and wear gumboots on the beach

A sting from the jellyfish can cause a surge of electricity, a burning sensation, itching and swelling, according to experts

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A sting from the jellyfish can cause a surge of electricity, a burning sensation, itching and swelling, according to experts

The children were also advised against entering the water last year

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The children were also advised against entering the water last year

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