Worapot Lomlim noted that this genre of jellyfish was fairly small and had red tentacles. He carried on by saying vinegar would ease the pain if stung by one of the jellyfish. Occasionally, some people have more serious reactions to the stings and need hospital treatment.
First-aid squads have been posted on the islands to provide assistance in case swimmers do get stung. Rangers say that while the amount of jellyfish is bigger at present, they will be washed back out to deeper water when the strong seas triggered by storms have subsided.
12GO ASIA says jellyfish are a natural occurrence during the annual monsoon season and anybody swimming in either the Andaman Sea or the Gulf of Thailand at this time of year should make sure the sea is clear. Jellyfish alerts were issued late last week for islands in nearby Krabi and Phang Nga Bay.
Jellyfish alert for southern Thai islands of Koh Phi Phi
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Park rangers at Hat Noppharat Thara–Koh Phi Phi National Park say a higher than usual number of jellyfish have washed up on the Phi Phi islands. The chief-ranger explained that islanders had found lots of fire jellyfish on Ao Ling Beach.