#giant jellyfish

[noosphe-re]

A Dream-Like Giant Jellyfish | Hunt For the Giant Squid (National Geographic Wild)

[cryptid-quest]

Cryptid of the Day: Giant Jellyfish

Description: In the mid-1950s, Eric Russells was scuba diving somewhere in the South Pacific when he saw a large dull-brown shape rising from a chasm, which attacked and pulled down a shark. According to Russell, the creature had no eyes or tentacles.

[pleistocene-pride]

The lion's mane jellyfish (Cyanea capillata), also known as the giant jellyfish, arctic red jellyfish, or the hair jelly is a species of large jellyfish which inhabits the cold, boreal waters of the Arctic, northern Atlantic, and northern Pacific Oceans and is especially common in the English Channel, Irish Sea, North Sea, and in western Scandinavian waters. Lion's mane jellyfish remain mostly very near the surface, at no more than 66ft in depth (20m) depth. Their slow pulsations weakly drive them forward, so they depend on ocean currents to travel great distances. The jellyfish are most often spotted during the late summer and autumn, when they have grown to a large size and the currents begin to sweep them to shore. Unlike most pelagic jellyfish, they are completely solitary and rarely travel in groups. The lion's mane jellyfish uses its stinging tentacles to capture, pull in, and eat prey such as fish, zooplankton, sea creatures, and smaller jellyfish. Lion’s mane jellyfish are themselves eaten by sea birds, sunfish, other jellyfish species, and sea turtles particularly the leatherback sea turtle. Lion's mane jellyfish are named for their showy, trailing tentacles reminiscent of a lion's mane. They can vary greatly in size from a bell diameter of 20 inches (50cms) to upwards of 6.5ft (2m), with tentacles reaching up to 120ft (36.6m) in length making them amongst the longest animals on earth. They vary in coloration from orange, to tan, to red. While most jellyfish such as the moon jelly have a circular bell, the bell of the Lion's Mane is divided into eight lobes, resembling an eight-pointed star. Each lobe contains about 70 to 150 tentacles, arranged in four fairly distinct rows. Along the bell margin is a balance organ at each of the eight indentations between the lobes – the rhopalium – which helps the jellyfish orient itself. From the central mouth extend broad frilly oral arms with many stinging cells called Cnidocytes. Closer to its mouth, its total number of tentacles is around 1,200. Like other jellyfish, lion's manes are capable of both sexual reproduction in the medusa stage and asexual reproduction in the polyp stage. Lion's mane jellyfish have four different stages in their year-long lifespan: a larval stage, a polyp stage, an ephyrae stage, and the medusa stage.

[dragonbeaast]

day 2 - submerged superstructure

[feliner]

yeehaw it's scug time!

While the bottom two arent quite done yet, I wanted to include them here seeing as all 3 are hybrid Slugcats. Bios below the cut!

Yew, The Wanderer. ooo|o (Slugcat, Lantern Mouse, Yeek) Timid and mostly non-verbal, excellent agility and low food requirements. Weak throw and inability to use spears.

Vulture, The Undertaker. ooooooo|oooooo (Slugcat, Vulture) Somewhat of a klutz, yet intelligent and efficient. Enjoys vocalizing and singing songs, soaring the skies and watching the world below.

Perennial, The Mother. ooooo|ooooooo (Slugcat, Jellyfish (-> Giant Jellyfish) A large, elder slugcat, Softly floating atop the waters of Shoreline. Scarcely hostile though temperamental during pre-cycles. Has been observed to ferry various creatures across the waters. Rumors say the elder has existed since before the rot of Five Pebbles.

[nerds-yearbook]

A five issue Aquaman limited series (Aquaman vol 3, june 1989) began. The issue introduced Doctor Diade and the Giant Jellyfish. They were created by Keith Giffen, Robert Loren Fleming, and Curt Swan. ("Aquarium", Aquaman 1# vol 3, Comic, Event)

[weeklythings]

🪼 jellyfish of the week: Cyanea capillata

aka. lion's mane jellyfish, giant jellyfish, arctic red jellyfish, hair jelly. one of the largest known species of jellyfish, with an over 2 meters diameter bell. found in cold boreal oceans.

[loudunity]

I wanted to be as brave and angry and awesome as her, six questions to Teka Almeida from Giant Jellyfish

Early 2022 saw the release of Dark Dharma, the second full-length from Brazil based Giant Jellyfish, who are fronted by the charismatic Teka Almeida. She is also playing synths and their music can best be described as Fuzzy Psych Stoner Doom with Teka being on one end the ethereal element and on the other end the harsh element with her singing. 6 questions to… is a series of questions to artists…

[heartnosekid]

the giant phantom jelly (stygiomedusa gigantea) | schmidtocean on ig

[lionfloss]

A Rare Encounter with the Elusive Giant Phantom Jellyfish Captures Its 33-Foot Billowing Limbs, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute

[heartmush]

i can't stop thinking about that jellyfish...🪼

[noosphe-re]

An extraordinary deep-sea sighting: The giant phantom jelly (MBARI Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute)

[mbari-blog]

Meet the giant phantom jelly (Stygiomedusa gigantea).

The bell of this deep-sea denizen is more than one meter (3.3 feet) across and trails four ribbon-like oral (or mouth) arms that can grow more than 10 meters (33 feet) in length.

MBARI’s ROVs have logged thousands of dives, yet we have only seen this spectacular species nine times.

The giant phantom jelly was first collected in 1899. Since then, scientists have only encountered this animal about 100 times.

It appears to have a worldwide distribution and has been recorded in all ocean basins except for the Arctic.

The challenges of accessing its deep-water habitat contribute to the relative scarcity of sightings for such a large and broadly distributed species.

[ollyneanderthal]

ohm celestial sketches

[erikthecleric]

IM FREAKING OUT RN I LOVE HER SO MUCH THANK YOU @teethflavoured

[genuinegirl]

My sister, coming into my room while I play Outer Wilds: hey how's it going

Me: oh it's super cool I got to know a jellyfish... carnally.

My sister: you had sex with a jellyfish???

Me: well I was inside it