Comments on: Bluebottles in the Bay – a sign of things to come? http://www.bay-keeper.com/2010/03/bluebottles-in-the-bay-a-sign-of-things-to-come/ Say g'day to the Bay Wed, 01 Sep 2010 06:00:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Stephen http://www.bay-keeper.com/2010/03/bluebottles-in-the-bay-a-sign-of-things-to-come/comment-page-1/#comment-354 Stephen Sat, 05 Jun 2010 00:46:07 +0000 http://www.bay-keeper.com/?p=1064#comment-354 Surprised to find Bluebottles on the North West coast of Tasmania in April this year. Surprised to find Bluebottles on the North West coast of Tasmania in April this year.

]]> By: Nino http://www.bay-keeper.com/2010/03/bluebottles-in-the-bay-a-sign-of-things-to-come/comment-page-1/#comment-310 Nino Thu, 04 Mar 2010 11:45:01 +0000 http://www.bay-keeper.com/?p=1064#comment-310 Thanks Nick and David for your Bluebottle news. I understand it's not especially unusual for Bluebottles to turn up on Victorian beaches. They're carried there by both eastern and western currents. But up till now I've not heard of 'em in the Bay. Has anyone out there seen them on Bay beaches before? Thanks Nick and David for your Bluebottle news. I understand it’s not especially unusual for Bluebottles to turn up on Victorian beaches. They’re carried there by both eastern and western currents. But up till now I’ve not heard of ‘em in the Bay. Has anyone out there seen them on Bay beaches before?

]]> By: Nick Bishop http://www.bay-keeper.com/2010/03/bluebottles-in-the-bay-a-sign-of-things-to-come/comment-page-1/#comment-309 Nick Bishop Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:24:44 +0000 http://www.bay-keeper.com/?p=1064#comment-309 I didn't realise bluebottles were uncommon down here in Melbourne when I saw a whole bunch of em on the Mornington penisula the other week. Have there been any blue sea slugs around? When I was up on Moreton Island over the New Year break there were plenty of blue sea slugs/glaucas atlanticus washed up on the shore along with bluebottles - amazing looking things. The slugs are apparently their predators, even storing the venom from the bluebottles and other stingers for their own use - their sting is apparently even worse than the bluebottle which I wouldn't want to experience - my girlfriend got done by a bluebottle while we were there and it took about a month or two for the welts to dissapear. Nick I didn’t realise bluebottles were uncommon down here in Melbourne when I saw a whole bunch of em on the Mornington penisula the other week. Have there been any blue sea slugs around? When I was up on Moreton Island over the New Year break there were plenty of blue sea slugs/glaucas atlanticus washed up on the shore along with bluebottles – amazing looking things. The slugs are apparently their predators, even storing the venom from the bluebottles and other stingers for their own use – their sting is apparently even worse than the bluebottle which I wouldn’t want to experience – my girlfriend got done by a bluebottle while we were there and it took about a month or two for the welts to dissapear.

Nick

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