What's this?Taste of Future Sister-in-law Oh nothing, just some images that make it look as though jellyfish are plotting an overthrow of the human race.

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The Sunshine Coast in Australia, specifically, is being blighted with a huge number of beached, blobby jellyfish invaders.

Facebook user Charlotte Lawson captured some creepy shots of the mass beaching that look a little like an alien takeover.

10 points to Lawson for her incredibly pithy Facebook caption too. "Got jelly" indeed.

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According to news reports, almost 23,000 people have been stung in the space of a mere two months. That's a quite a lot.

And actually, it's all because of those damn strong northerly winds that have been blowing all summer long.

Though it's best to stay calm in such situations, don't forget that the hostile takeover by a race of strange-looking creatures with stingers has been predicted by such varied sources as The Day Of The Triffids, War Of The Worlds and, um, Spongebob Squarepants.

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You've been warned.


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