Huge jellyfish washes up on Yorkshire beach causing confusion to visitors

A warning about a huge jellyfish which washed up on a Scarborough beach caused confusion after a photo of it was posted online. 

The jellyfish was large and flat with a red tinge which people joked looked like a bad parmo.

Richard Coulson had been enjoying a walk on the South Bay beach when his size 11 feet nearly stepped on a huge jellyfish. 

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He couldn’t believe his eyes at the size of it - so much so he took a photo to warn other people. 

Richard turned to a local facebook group to post: “Please be careful in or on the beach we just nearly walked over this. 

“Huge jellyfish. Put my shoe there just to put some perspective on the size of it.” 

A huge jellyfish washed up on the beach at ScarboroughA huge jellyfish washed up on the beach at Scarborough
A huge jellyfish washed up on the beach at Scarborough | Richard Coulson

Richard had been having an evening paddle with his wife when he spotted the jellyfish stranded on the beach. 

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Fellow members of the group shared their jellyfish experiences locally but several people had been left confused by the photo. 

One user scrolling through the group thought it was a “bad parmo,” whereas others had confused it for a placenta.

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