Swimming with Jellyfish

Jan 3, 2009 7 comments

The Jellyfish Lake, or Ongeim’l Tketau as it is called in Palauan, is one of over 70 similar saltwater lakes scattered throughout the limestone “rock islands” of the southern portion of the main Palau archipelago. The Jellyfish Lake is a popular place for divers despite being the home to some ten million jellyfish.

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The jellyfish of Jellyfish Lake do sting, however, because their stinging cells are so tiny, their sting is not detectable on most human tissue. So this is perhaps the only place on earth where humans can enjoy swimming with them much closer than would be possible anywhere else.

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  1. AnonymousJanuary 6, 2009 at 12:39 PM

    Omg.. that's scary. I would love to swim in that beautiful lake but with out jelly fish >.<

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  2. Viagra OnlineNovember 19, 2010 at 6:59 PM

    Jelyfish are one of my favorite marine species. I would like to swim with them just like those guys. Thanks for sharing these interesting photos.

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  3. Viagra OnlineNovember 19, 2010 at 9:09 PM

    the pictures are incredible, in fact I don't know about jellyfish in a lake, interesting you learn something new everyday, by the way who is the is the girl with red and white bikini? she looks pretty.

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  4. Video SurveillanceJanuary 19, 2011 at 1:37 AM

    Just amazing. I thougth that those things could hurt you a lot. Its incredible

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  5. AnonymousFebruary 6, 2011 at 12:29 AM

    Some jellyfish are extremely deadly, so not all jellyfish should be casually swam with. There are many different kinds. These jellyfish are amazing, almost creepy...but in a good way.

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  6. Dating tips for shy guysApril 10, 2011 at 4:37 AM

    I thought jelly fish can be deadly, it did kil the crocodile hunter of oz... i would not do it but the pics look awesome

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  7. Subscriber Management SystemJuly 3, 2011 at 2:55 PM

    Hey Crazy dude...

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