Creature of the Month - Sea Jellies

Anth, Bron and Peter are all a bit sicker than usual, but the weather is fantastic. Bron took the weather in shorthand, but we got distracted by it being independence day. Today is the day to get the washing dry, cos it is going to get ugly.

The Community Cup raised over $100,000 - an absolute whopper !!!!

And the Channel Deepening EIS may well be released tomorrow of the Port of Melbourne Website.

Sea Jellies (we will not stoop to the term "Jellyfish"!) belong to an amazing group of animals known as Cnidarians, including corals and anemones - basically things with stinging tentacles. Jelly stings are painful, but now be preventable - As jellyfish don't sting themselves, a US company has come up with a way of making them think that that our skin is actually a jellyfish. As the stinging is triggered by either specific chemicals or mechanical contact.

Nemo is a classic example of this in nature - as the clownfish secrete a protein coat that makes the anemone think the fish is a friend.

Tonight at 9:30 on National Geographic Channel is a show called Sea Hunters, which looks at a sunken Spanish destroyer.

Tuesday 6th on ABC (8:00pm) is a show called Reality Bites, and for more about it see the stuff below.

And at 9:30 on National Geographic The Volcano that blew the world away looks at Santorini Island in Greece.

Friday 9th on the National Geographic Channel at 6:30 is The fish that time forgot a nice story about the rediscovery of a well know fish species - watch for the subtle hints that say a heap about our perception of extinct..

Saturday 10th on ABC at 6:30 you can see Richard Morecroft Goes Wild - The NSW Version of Hendo does something marine..

Monday 12 on National Geographic at 7:30 is Death by Natural Causes. This one is on drowning !!!.

Tuesday 13th on National Geographic Channel (9:30pm) is part II of The Volcano that blew the world away. .

Friday 16th th on National Geographic at 6:30 you can see Sea Monsters - in Search of the Giant Squid.

Then on Discovery Channel at 8:30 is Aquanauts. As Mum said, if you can't say something nice, say nothing at all. Eye candy and Fish.

Thursday 29th on Animal Planet (8:00pm) is Animal X - The hunt for the New England Sea Serpent.

Finally, Saturday 31th on Animal Planet at 8:30pm its Killing for a Living - methods to kill or be killed - if you are a fish..

Tim Allen and Mark Norman tell why they love the Victorian Coastline - It is the story of their passion for what they do and how it has worked in their lives, the link between the ocean and the blood that flows through their veins.

The footage comes from Marks archives and the ABC collection, and the classic soundtrack. The footage emphasised the diversity, beauty and what it is like to dive.

"Get Off "

"Misread"

"Scar"

Kings of Convenience

Missy Higgins