\n Photographs taken by Tiger Cox shows the large animal floating in the sea in Seaford.\n<\/p>\n
\n Sussex Wildlife Trust confirmed it is likely to be a barrel jellyfish.\n<\/p>\n
\n The UK\u2019s largest type of jellyfish, they often swarm in warmer coastal waters in late spring.\n<\/p>\n
\n They often wash up on beaches across the country in May or June, sometimes in their hundreds.\n<\/p>\n
\n A barrel jellyfish (Image: Tate Grasso\/Wikimedia Commons)\n<\/p>\n
\n Their favoured food is plankton, which can be found in shallow waters and is often the reason for them washing up on beaches.\n<\/p>\n
\n Sussex Wildlife Trust said the sea creatures have eight “frilly” arms, which contain their small stinging tentacles and surround “hundreds of little mouths”.\n<\/p>\n
\n Although their sting is not normally harmful to humans, it is advised not to handle them as they can still sting when they are dead.\n<\/p>\n
\n Barrel jellyfish are also the favourite food of leatherback turtles.\n<\/p>\n
\n Sussex waters are home to a range of interesting animals, with the public often sharing their sightings.\n<\/p>\n
\n A woman believed she had spotted a shark fin near Worthing Pier (Image: Rebecca Hoibak)\n<\/p>\n
\n Rebecca Hoibak was strolling along Worthing Pier when she spotted a strange shape in the sea.\n<\/p>\n