One Jellyfish Arrived in BC Decades Ago, Spawning Thousands of Clones in 34 Waterways

One Jellyfish Arrived in BC Decades Ago, Spawning Thousands of Clones in 34 Waterways
A peach blossom jellyfish is shown in Hotel Lake, B.C. in this Sept. 2022 handout photo. The Canadian Press/HO, Tarren Mckay
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Some time more than 30 years ago, a single Chinese peach blossom jellyfish made its way into a lake in British Columbia.

Exactly how it arrived is not clear, researchers say—perhaps it was in aquarium water—but decades later, thousands of genetic clones of the same organism have been spotted in 34 waterways around the province.