Ha.  The breath of life.  Here's one for the scientists out there.  Run the comaprisons and overlay on the box jellyfish cycle.  I know you're laughing, but hear me out.  Why do we have an "influx"?  Probably because they are spawning/laying eggs, etc.  How do they protect their investment?  By leaving parts of their tentacles behind so most fish won't eat the li'l critters.  If you ingest/inhale x amount of tentacle parts w/ stinger venom, what would be the physical effect?  Aspyxiation?  Lung damage to the lining?

Or maybe it's just bad luck.  If more people jaywalk, more jaywalkers will get hit by cars...that kinda thing.