In Rehoboth now and no sight of them. The water is cold and it's a little too early in the season for them this far north. They typically reach the DE/MD beaches by mid-August. We had an unpleasant encounter with them a few years back and I have since vowed never to swim at local beaches late in the summer season.

We were in Lewes over 4th of July week and there were jellyfish everywhere. Not fun. It was really early for jellyfish! The water was "bathwater warm."

Anonymous wrote:Thank you global warming.

Nope - these are not a new thing. They were there in the 70's when I was a kid. I have very not fond memories.
Even more jellyfish on the bayside - like you could almost walk across the water on them thick.

Anonymous wrote:Is it a kind of “wash your clothes and everything that touched the sand as soon as you get home” response?

No. they get trapped between your bathing suite and skin and cause irritation and itching. They die in fresh water so you need to rinse in fresh water to make them stop.

When we experienced it it was the awful. One minute enjoying the water the next minute itching and seeing little white things with black eyes in my bathing suite.

Is it a kind of “wash your clothes and everything that touched the sand as soon as you get home” response?

I started a different thread asking about feeling stinging in the water at VA beach. I think it's the crab larvae as a PP stated. Water was warm that day. Yesterday, water wasn't as warm, and so we didn't feel the sting.

Sticking to the pool this year...

we dealt with them in OBX last summer and DE a few summers ago.

Anonymous wrote:We see them every time we go to the SC beaches, but have been fortunate to never see them at the DE beaches.

Seriously? I have a house at the DE beaches and sea lice are a common occurrence there!

We see them every time we go to the SC beaches, but have been fortunate to never see them at the DE beaches.

Anonymous wrote:OMG this thread from 2018 thank goodness!!!

We are seeing them now in 2021.