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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
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Tim the Yowie Man

A deep dive into the world of freshwater jellyfish

Matthew Beitzel holds preserved freshwater jellyfish collected from Googong Dam in May 2000. Picture: Tim the Yowie Man

When Scott Yates recently overheard a couple of barflies at the Bowning Pub claim they'd witnessed "hundreds of jellyfish in Burrinjuck Dam", he immediately thought the pair had consumed one too many glasses of amber fluid.

However, the two pub patrons were so adamant about what they'd seen that Yates asked around town if anyone could back up their spurious sighting.

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