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Man 'gobsmacked' as enormous jellyfish 'bigger than a car tyre' washes up on UK beach
A Brit was left “gobsmacked” as enormous jellyfish, “bigger than a car tyre” washed up on a UK beach.
Tate Tremayne was enjoying a holiday over the May Bank Holiday weekend in Portpatrick, Scotland.
The 23-year-old was visiting his in-laws at the time with his partner, when they found four massive jellyfish bigger than any they knew existed as they walked along the beach.
The bartender snapped pictures of the huge jellyfish, with one in the water and a couple others beached on the sand.
Tate told YorkshireLive: "I was gobsmacked at the size of it when I first saw the jellyfish, I didn’t believe we had ones that big in our waters!
"I wasn’t as scared as I would’ve been if I was in the water, I was lucky enough to just be taking a stroll with my partner when we found the four of them. Didn’t touch as I wasn’t sure if it would sting me or not.
"It was definitely bigger than a car tyre and that was just the top of it."
According to the Wildlife Trusts, the Barrel jellyfish is the largest that can be found in UK waters.
They can grow up to the size of dustbin lids and are likely to wash up on beaches in May and June as they prefer warmer water.
Anyone who finds Barrel jellyfish is advised not to handle them as they can still sting while dead.
However, their sting is not usually hugely harmful to humans.
注释：
gobsmacked: adj
表示"<英口>大吃一惊的； 目瞪口呆的"，means "utterly astounde"，如：I was gobsmacked when she told me the news. 她告诉我这消息时我惊讶得不知说什么好。
Brit: n
表示" 英国人"，means "a native or inhabitant of Great Britain"，如：The Brit lives in the red house.英国人住的是红房子。
bartender: n
表示"酒保"，means "an employee who mixes and serves alcoholic drinks at a bar"，如：The bartender filled Ted's empty glass with beer. 酒保为泰德的空杯倒满啤酒。
stroll: n; v
表示"闲逛；漫步"，means "walk, especially slowly, for pleasure"，如：She decided to take a stroll in the garden.她决定在花园散步。
中文简要说明：
英国一名男子日前在海滩散步时，赫然发现4只体型「比轮胎还大」的水母，让他当场吓到「瞠目结舌」，原来他遇到的是桶水母（Barrel jellyfish），专家警告，遇到桶水母时不要碰，因为即便不会对人体造成巨大伤害，但这种水母死后仍会螫人。
综合英国地方媒体「YorkshireLive」、《每日镜报》（Daily Mirror）报导，23岁男子特里梅恩（Tate Tremayne）日前在苏格兰海边散步时，赫然看见4只巨大水母，他立即把水母拍下来，画面显示其中一只在水里，有2只在沙滩上，水母呈现橘色，触手上方有非常巨大的圆伞状身体。
他受访时说，看到这么大的水母时吓到「瞠目结舌」，不记得英国有这么大的水母。他说好险是在海滩散步时遇到，如果在海里遇到，他可能会非常害怕，他说自己没有上前触碰，因为不确定是否会被螫。
特里梅恩说：「它绝对比一个轮胎还大，而且那还只是顶部。」
根据「英国野生生物信托协会」（Wildlife Trusts），特里梅恩遇到的是桶水母，是栖息在英国附近海域最大的水母，能长到垃圾桶盖那么大，最重可达35公斤，这种水母较青睐温暖水域，每年5至6月期间会随着海浪冲上英国海滩。
不过协会也警告民众遇到桶水母时不要触碰，虽然它们不会对人体造成巨大伤害，但它们死后仍会螫人。
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