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Hundreds of jellyfish wash up on a beach at Deception Bay, north of Brisbane.
"It happens every year but there's never been this many, this year it's been heaps," Ms Lawson said.
"There was only a metre of sand between the jellyfish and the concrete," she said, estimating the jellyfish carpet was between four to six metres wide.
Photographs show hundreds of jellyfish stranded at Deception Bay, north of Brisbane. Photo: Charlotte Lawson
The jellyfish are catostylus mosaicus - better known as blue blubber jellyfish - a type of mildly venomous marine stinger that often wash up on beaches in large numbers.
While the blubber jellyfish won't cause swimmers any major pain, they can still hurt - if stung, Surf Live Saving Queensland recommends having a hot shower to treat any marine sting in south-east Queensland.
Ms Lawson said the jellyfish "looked like bubble wrap" blanketing the beach. Photo: Charlotte Lawson
The blubber jellyfish sting is not nearly as painful as another common jellyfish, the bluebottle.
About 22,800 swimmers at Sunshine Coast beaches were treated for bluebottle jellyfish stings, according to Surf Life Saving Queensland numbers from December 1 to January 31.
The jellyfish plague is a yearly occurrence at Deception Bay. Photo: Charlotte Lawson
In the same period 5,500 people were treated by SLSQ for bluebottle stings on the Gold Coast, however those figures only cover weekends when the beaches are patrolled.
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