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Jellyfish Rarely Seen Before with Powerful Sting Invade Jersey Shore!

Oh great, just in time for Labor Day Weekend!  I got stung once in the Outer Banks, NC, and it was painful! Here are the details from NBC10: A jellyfish…

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A large Jellyfish washed up on Newgale Sands in Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK.

Oh great, just in time for Labor Day Weekend!  I got stung once in the Outer Banks, NC, and it was painful!

A jellyfish seen mostly in the open ocean has been turning up along Jersey Shore beaches, and experts are warning beachgoers to avoid.

“Mauve” jellyfish are more commonly found further out in the ocean -- but that hasn’t stopped them from turning up on the N.J. coastline as of late.  They think the fact the water went from freezing to really warm is probably the reason.

If you do run into a mauve jellyfish while cooling off at the Jersey Shore, beware: mauve jellyfish stings can be very painful and leave welts on skin, Bologna added.

“They’ve got a very powerful stinger inside them,” Bologna said. “Not necessarily lethal but gonna deliver a heck of a punch.

New Jersey Beach Makes Best Beaches on East Coast List

As someone who grew up on the East Coast my entire life, I know that the East Coast is home to some beautiful hidden gems when it comes to beaches. The folks at Southern Living put together a list of the best beaches on the East Coast and one New Jersey beach made the list.

Check out the list below:

The Cove - Cape May, NJ

Hammonasset Beach State Park - Madison, CT

Cape Henlopen State Park - Lewes, DE

Canaveral National Seashore - New Smyrna Beach, FL

Tybee Island - Tybee Island, GA

Ogunquit Beach - Ogunquit, ME

South Ocean Beach - Berlin, MD

Coast Guard Beach - Eastham, MA

Hampton Beach - Hampton, NH

Main Beach - East Hampton, NY

Ocracoke Beach - Ocracoke, NC

Crescent Beach - Block Island, RI

Folly Beach - Folly Beach, SC

Sandbridge Beach - Virginia Beach, VA

Nicole Michalik is the afternoon drive host on 925XTU. She has been with the station for the past 5 years and was named CRS New Face of Country Music. Nicole always had a strong love for pop-culture and has been working in entertainment since her college internship. As a content creator for 925XTU, Nicole writes articles on Philly happenings, sports, celebrity relationships, pop culture moments and anything else she finds fun and exciting!