This photo shows a large jellyfish that has washed up on Exmouth beach as a 'plague' of the creatures are expected to reach Devon shores.
The picture shows a barrel jellyfish (Rhizostoma octopus), the same species seen washed up in Dawlish this week.
Echo reader Steve Hammond snapped the jellyfish washed up along the estuary in Exmouth yesterday.
It is thought that the warm weather the Southwest has experienced has brought the jellyfish to our shores – and now further exotic creatures could follow.
Richard Harrington of the Marine Conservation Society said it is possible that other wildlife, such as ocean sunfish and leatherback turtles, which feed on jellyfish such as these as a staple food source might be encountered.
He added: "It is unusual in that this is quite early in the year for large numbers of this type of jellyfish to be encountered, although it has happened before. It is otherwise a regular visitor to our shores and is almost entirely harmless - but we always advise people not to touch jellyfish as some species do possess more powerful stinging capacity."
Basking sharks have also been spotted in the South West at the moment. More than a dozen of the giant fish have already been spotted off the Cornish coastline in one of the best starts to the shark season in living memory.
According to AK Wildlife, who run wildlife-spotting trips, the Bank Holiday weekend saw an incredible 19 sharks, ranging from a 'small' 14 footer all the way up to a truly gargantuan 25 foot shark.
The Marine Conservation Society is asking for members of the public to report any sightings of the rare creatures this summer.
