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This pristine watering hole hidden in a secluded beach looks like the perfect spot to cool off in Australia's hot summer - until you take a closer look.
Cotton Candy Caves, near Moody Beach on the NSW Central Coast, is infested with dangerous bluebottle jellyfish that causes blinding pain with just one sting.
Avid bushwalker Shenea Varley stumbled upon the hidden danger as she enjoyed a day by the water after a long trek.
The jellyfish, known for delivering a painful sting to their victims, could be easily mistaken as a large patch of sea foam to the untrained eye.
But Ms Varley was quick to spot the stingers that arrive in droves on Australian beaches during the warmer months.
Avid bushwalker Shenea Varley, also known on TikTok as @thehappinesstrail, was enjoying a day by the water when she came across a large swarm of bluebottles (pictured)
She warned swimmers of the dozens of venomous creatures lurking beneath the surface that they may not see until it's too late.
'When the water looks so inviting but there is a whole floating pile of blue bottles waiting to play with you,' she captioned a video posted to her TikTok.
The video quickly caught the attention of thousands of viewers who shared their own painful interactions with bluebottle jellyfish.
'Me not knowing what that is, jumping to my death,' one user joked.
'I would've jumped in thinking it was foam,' a second agreed.
'I had one literally hanging off my togs as I was walking
