CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A surge of moon jellyfish washed ashore along Coastal Bend beaches over the weekend, creating both social media buzz and safety concerns for beachgoers.
The recent full moon on Monday, October 6th likely contributed to the influx that was seen.
“The moon jellyfish that we were getting last week come in high numbers roughly on a periodic time when the full moon is when they start breeding or releasing the jellyfish from their motile stage, so when they start swimming.” Jake Willans explained…