Mass. boater captures on camera very large lion's mane jellyfish

Lion's mane jellyfish stings are poisonous and you can still be stung, even if the jellyfish has died.

NEW ON 5, INCREDIBLE VIDEO OF ADANGEROUS CREATURE IGLOUCESTERLOOK AT THIS -- A VIEWERCAPTURING VIDEO OF A LARGELION’S MANE JELLYFISH OVER THEWEEKEND.ANTOINETTE: THEY’VE BEEN SPOTTEDON SEVERAL BEACHES ACROSS THESTATE THIS SUMMER.BEN: FRIGHTENING -- AND IT’S NOTCLEAR WHY THEY ARE BEING SEENMORE OFTEN IN MASSACHUSETTSWATERS.ERIC SWANSON WAS ON HIS BOAT AFEW MILES OF GLOUCESTERYESTERDAY WHEN HE FIRST SPOTTEDTHIS LION’S MANE JELLYFISH.HE SAYS THIS ONE WAS ON THESMALLER SIDE, DIDN’T HAVE LONGTENTACLES.THEN, A SHORT TIME LATER, HESPOTTED SOMETHING BIG ON HISBOAT’S SONAR ABOUT 20 OR 30 FEETBELOW THE SURFACE, WHICH TURNEDOUT TO BE THIS SECOND LION’SMANE JELLYFISH.HE SAYS -- LOOK AT THOSETENTACLES -- THEY WEREINCREDIBLY LONG.CERTAINLY A GOOD THING HE DIDNOT GET IN THE WATER TO CHECK ITOUT IN PERSON.ERIC SWANSON: THE FIRST ONE, IJUMPED IN AND SNORKELED AROUNDAND VIDEOED.THE SECOND ONE, I DIDN’T EVENKNOW IT WAS A JELLYFISH ATFIRST.I SAW SOMETHING ON THE SONAR.WE DROPPED THE LINE DOWN, ANDTHERE WAS THIS GIGANTICJELLYFISH WITH TENTACLES ALMOST30 FEET LONG.THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN DANGEROUSTO GET TANGLED UP IN.BEN: CERTAINLY.LION’S MANE JELLYFISH STINGS AREPOISONOUS.YOU CAN STILL BE STUNG EVEN IFTHE JELLYFISH HAS DIED.THEY CAN GROW TO 5 FEET ACROSSWITH TENTACLES 100 FEET LONG.THEY GENERALLY PREFER COLD OCEANWATE