I am SO glad the above post title is factually accurate.
Echizen kurage are giant–and I mean giant: 6 feet, 450 pounds–poisonous jellyfish, and apprently there are so damn many of them in the Sea of Japan for some reason this year that they’ve put an enormous dent in fishermen’s ability to make a living. Asian nations are holding a summit to devise a plan of action against these giant sea-faring monsters.
Sheesh, the horrorblog posts write themselves sometimes, don’t they?
A full article can be found here. Photo by Asahi Shimbun/Tetsuji Asano/AP. Story courtesy of Ken Bromberg.