Those DARN jelly fish!

We are all God's creatures, so I shouldn't pick on one over another, but.....Jelly Fish are NOT my faves! Fortunately, I saw the one below after I spotted an octopus. So as I duly got out to report the jelly to the lifeguards, I had already fulfilled my mission of seeing an octopus.

 The octopus was on the deep side and I saw it because a Rock Mover Wrasse was tormenting it.

 If you look at the center of the photo below, you can barely see the clear jellyfish. I reported that it was "actively swimming" and so the lifeguards did make an announcement. As I was showering off, I did see one poor boy who had gotten stung. I am grateful that I saw it and was able to evade it. I just saw the one jelly, but that's enough! You can see how they would be easy to miss in the water...

Blue spined unicorn fish

 And an eel in the den where I had seen the octopus a few days ago......I know God creates animals and some prey upon each other, but I'm hopeful, since this is the first time I saw this eel here, that the octopus escaped first. If you look really carefully, the yellow in the hole near the eel itself is its snout, with teeth showing a bit.

 Turtle #2 swimming in the Kiddie Pond.

 And #1 on the beach, snoozing.

 And for my sweetie, a lizard fish in the deep side: I dove down for you babe!

 A pair of Ornate Butterfly fish

 Pencil urchins in the usual cleft in the rock.

 And a very cute Sergeant Major fish. It always looks as if they have a Mohawk hairdo. 

Here's hoping for no jellies on the next swim. And I thank God for the safety. And that one octopus.

4 seals and a box jelly

Well, the signs were up, but I had scanned the beach and spoken to the lifeguard, who had also scanned the beach. He said if it were him, he'd go in. Yesterday, no way.

So I got in, even considering a young boy had found a jelly fish in a hole near the water:

 They do look surprisingly like jelly! In the one above, if you look carefully, you can see the pink line of one of its tentacles. This one apparently died in the little hole...

So I got in and swam slowly and carefully down toward the deep side, where I usually look first. And this is what I saw:

They are hard to see. If you look carefully, you can see the "box" near the left and then the long tentacles. Just swimming along as if it had not a care in the world! Which I guess it doesn't. 

So I turned around, got out and told the lifeguard. He announced over the PA system that one had been spotted. Bummer for those who are on vacation! I told one couple about seeing the jelly. And props to them, they turned around and walked back to their car. I told them to try again tomorrow, as they are rarely in the water 3 days in a row! HOPE SO!

The octopuses were smarter than I, as I didn't see any. They had probably slid deep into their dens and stayed out of trouble!

But earlier, I was treated to seal action:

 What'd I do?!

Hanging out on the beach.

 Say what??!!

 The rainbows are so vivid.

 This was #4 arriving. And ignoring the Jellyfish warning....

Here's hoping the jellies disappear before my swim tomorrow...