{"id":373,"date":"2020-12-10T21:32:33","date_gmt":"2020-12-10T21:32:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/mariner\/issue2-2020\/?p=373"},"modified":"2021-04-14T20:29:18","modified_gmt":"2021-04-14T20:29:18","slug":"lost-balance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/mariner\/issue2-2020\/toc\/lost-balance\/","title":{"rendered":"Lost Balance"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Photo<\/div>\n

Lost Balance<\/h1>\n

This spectacular photograph by Makena Merideth, an MTO major from Washington state, was taken in Port Angeles, Washington this past summer\u00a0on the oldest U.S. Coast Guard base in the United States. It won 1st place in the Nature category of MMA\u2019s Annual Photo Contest. The image features a\u00a0Pacific Sea Nettle (West Coast Sea Nettle).<\/p>\n

\u201cThese carnivorous creatures have toxins in their nematocysts (tentacles) that catch and trap prey much like a Venus\u00a0Flytrap,\u201d says Merideth. \u201cThe jellyfish are\u00a0non-lethal to humans, but they can be quite painful, causing temporary blindness if their toxins reach your eyes (I speak from experience).<\/p>\n

\u201cAlthough seemingly rare when I was younger,\u201d she says, \u201ctheir populations are increasing at an alarming rate in response to global warming and a lack of predators brought on by\u00a0overfishing.\u201d\u2588<\/span><\/p>\n

To see the winners: mainemaritime.edu\/photocontest<\/a><\/p>\n

Photo: Makena Merideth<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\"Photo
\nLost Balance<\/p>\n

This spectacular photograph by Makena Merideth, an MTO major from Washington state, was taken in Port Angeles, Washington this past summer\u00a0on the oldest U.S. Coast Guard base in the United States. It won 1st place in the Nature category of MMA\u2019s Annual Photo Contest. The image features a\u00a0Pacific Sea Nettle (West Coast Sea Nettle).<\/p>\n

\u201cThese carnivorous creatures have toxins in their nematocysts (tentacles) that catch and trap prey much like a Venus\u00a0Flytrap,\u201d says Merideth. \u201cThe jellyfish are\u00a0non-lethal to humans, but they can be quite painful, causing temporary blindness if their toxins reach your eyes (I speak from experience).<\/p>\n

\u201cAlthough seemingly rare when I was younger,\u201d she says, \u201ctheir populations are increasing at an alarming rate in response to global warming and a lack of predators brought on by\u00a0overfishing.\u201d\u2588<\/p>\n

To see the winners: mainemaritime.edu\/photocontest<\/a><\/p>\n

Photo: Makena Merideth<\/p>\n

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