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Want to avoid a bluebottle sting? Here's how to predict which beach they'll land on

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par Amandine Schaeffer, Senior lecturer, UNSW Sydney
Jasmin C Lawes, Adjunct associate, UNSW Sydney

If you’re among the one in six Australians to experience the bitter pain of a marine stinger such as a bluebottle, you’ll know how quickly they can end a fun day at the beach.

We can’t stop the summer winds that deliver these creatures to our shores, but we can choose the safest spots to swim.

Our recent research provides the first evidence of what transports bluebottles to Australian beaches.

We found the direction a beach faces,…

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