Craspedacusta sowerbii (freshwater jellyfish)

Rattlesnake Gal · 10-29-2005, 05:14 PM

Have you seen any freshwater jellyfish?
They are occasionally found in New Hampshire lakes and ponds.
For more information, visit New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services.

Grant · 10-30-2005, 09:26 AM

There's a place down here where people see them while diving. Pretty cool.

In Winnipesaukee, however, there is an abundance of freshwater sponges. They aren't nearly as big or strong as the various saltwater varieties, but they are out there -- in colder water. I see them often.

kunamola · 10-31-2005, 10:14 PM

That is really fascinating. One of my favorite books to read to my sixth grade students is a short science fiction called The Green Book by Jill Paton Walsh. In this book they land on a new planet to colonize and find the only other life is fresh water jellyfish; which they end up using as fuel.

Orion · 11-01-2005, 10:59 AM

How many miles-per-gallon can we expect if we start harvesting these?

10-29-2005, 05:14 PM	#1
Rattlesnake Gal Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Central NH Posts: 5,252 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 1,451 Thanked 1,349 Times in 475 Posts	Craspedacusta sowerbii (freshwater jellyfish) Have you seen any freshwater jellyfish? They are occasionally found in New Hampshire lakes and ponds. For more information, visit New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services.

10-30-2005, 09:26 AM	#2
Grant Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Pennsyltuckey, Tuftonboro, Moultonborough Posts: 1,499 Thanks: 374 Thanked 229 Times in 123 Posts	SpongeBob Lake Pants There's a place down here where people see them while diving. Pretty cool. In Winnipesaukee, however, there is an abundance of freshwater sponges. They aren't nearly as big or strong as the various saltwater varieties, but they are out there -- in colder water. I see them often. __________________ "When I die, please don't let my wife sell my dive gear for what I told her I paid for it."

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kunamola Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Northern Virginia and Melvin Village, NH Posts: 44 Thanks: 3 Thanked 4 Times in 3 Posts	Fresh water Jellyfish That is really fascinating. One of my favorite books to read to my sixth grade students is a short science fiction called The Green Book by Jill Paton Walsh. In this book they land on a new planet to colonize and find the only other life is fresh water jellyfish; which they end up using as fuel.

11-01-2005, 10:59 AM	#4
Orion Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Cow Island Posts: 914 Thanks: 602 Thanked 193 Times in 91 Posts	good idea How many miles-per-gallon can we expect if we start harvesting these?