Freshwater jellyfish?

[crappiepappy]

If they're an invasive species from China --

How did they get from China to Herrington Lake ... over 50yrs ago ??

... pappy

[Bandit1]

I seen tousands several years ago in Harrods Creek. All about the size of a quarter & everywhere.

Jason

[MagikSmallie]

Add another non-native invasive species to the list.

They are native species and are not invasive.

[MagikSmallie]

Yup another invader from china. But I don't believe these little guys will damage as much as the carp and emerald ash beetles will.

They are natural in our streams and lakes, found in Ohio and Tennessee rivers as well as certain rivers in China and Thailand, but they are here natively.

[kstonich]

I used to see them in alot of lakes when I lived in California . Here is a link that shows sightings.
http://freshwaterjellyfish.org/US.html

[kentuckykingfisher]

Oops must of not read enough of that article about em. It just said they originated from china. But I'll take your guys word on it. I just found out that we had jellyfish. But having them as a native species is even cooler. Now I just have to find a couple of these little guys.

[MagikSmallie]

Oops must of not read enough of that article about em. It just said they originated from china. But I'll take your guys word on it. I just found out that we had jellyfish. But having them as a native species is even cooler. Now I just have to find a couple of these little guys.

Most of the sightings I have had and have heard mostly occur in the fall/winter. Oct-Dec. in clear water.

[sweetwater]

They are native species and are not invasive.

So that means that if you include this invasive species from China there would be two different species of jellyfish in the state? http://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/FactS...speciesID=1068

[thejerk]

You can see them in large numbers at laurel. Especially in the back of craigs creek. Also they were in good numbers at wood creek in middle fork. I believe middle of fall was time of year.

[kentuckykingfisher]

So that means that if you include this invasive species from China there would be two different species of jellyfish in the state? http://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/FactS...speciesID=1068

I saw the article you posted. Here is another one I found http://www.nature.org/ourinitiatives...jellyfish.xmld

[sweetwater]

I saw the article you posted. Here is another one I found http://www.nature.org/ourinitiatives...jellyfish.xmld

According to this article and several reports that I've researched the freshwater species of jellyfish is not a true jellyfish as true jellyfish are strictly marine animals. http://www.kentuckyawake.org/Freshwater_Jellyfish

[Moveon]

Has anyone ever seen any before? If so when and where at?

I've seen these in Patoka Lake a couple of times while we were out on the lake water sking and fishing. The water at Patoka is very clear or was back in those days. I'm not up at Patoka as much as I was back in the early 1990's so I've not see them since that time. It was in the June or July as the daughter was with us and school was out. We were camping up there at the time.

At first it kind of freaked me out as I didn't know what type of jelly fish there were. I've seen lots of jelly fish in the Ocean but that was the first time I ever saw the freshwater jelly fish and I was not sure if they could sting or not at that time. Later I did some research on them and figured out that they don't sting people or at least it not that powerful of a sting and we can't really feel them. But at the time I first saw them we picked up the skies and moved to a different part of the lake.

I think that water quality has to be very good for them to survive and I guess Patoka Lake was perfect for them at the time as there were hundred of them in the water that day.