This Jellyfish Looks Like a Fried Egg


(Photo: Vassil)

This is a Phacellophora camtschatica, a creature commonly known as the fried egg jellyfish. It commonly has a 3 foot wide bell and stinging tentacles that often reach 20 feet long. It feeds on zooplankton and sea turtles feed on it, presumably at breakfast time.

You can watch a video of a fried egg jellyfish here.

-via Inhabitat


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