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Massive Pink Meanie Jellyfish Invade Texas Beaches

9/25/2025

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Pink meanie jellyfish (Drymonema larsoni) are washing up on Texas shores, especially Port Aransas and Padre Island.
Jace Tunnell of Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi reports over ten jellyfish, some weighing more than 50 pounds with tentacles up to 70 feet long.
They coincide with a moon jellyfish bloom, their primary food source in the area.

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Pink meanie jellyfish (Drymonema larsoni) are washing up on Texas shores, especially Port Aransas and Padre Island.
Jace Tunnell of Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi reports over ten jellyfish, some weighing more than 50 pounds with tentacles up to 70 feet long.
They coincide with a moon jellyfish bloom, their primary food source in the area.