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In this May 12, 2019, photo provided by Rebecca Rice-Barnes, Jimmy Barnes, of Mariaville, Maine, observes a large lion's mane jellyfish that washed ashore on Lamoine Beach, Maine. Scientists and beach-goers around the Gulf of Maine reported more of the large, stinging jellyfish this year. (Rebecca Rice-Barnes via AP)

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Seaside New England is known for rocky shores, seafood shacks, chance whale sightings and, in recent months, lots of gooey, tentacled blobs.

By PATRICK WHITTLE, Associated Press September 20, 2019