Comb jellyfish

Comb jellyfish

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These are small jelly fish that have eight rows of cilia that glow rainbow colors in the dark. I've tried photographing these before but they glow when they move through the water; so it is hard to get a clear photo. I managed to catch this just as they slowed down.

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For over a hundred years scientists have assumed that sponges (yep, the animal that inspired your kitchen sponge), are our most distant animal relative. And why not? They sit on the sea floor, filtering water, and generally doing nothing much (they don't have neurons, muscles or true tissues). Sponges certainly look like they belong in ancient history*. Then in

These creatures are as fascinating as they are unbelievable!

Ctenophora - comb jellyfish

This heart jelly is actually called a Bloodybelly Comb Jelly... read about it here!

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For decades, flower hat jellyfish managed to keep their early lives a secret. But scientists finally watched the species grow in an aquarium.

Comb Jellyfish

In addition to being weakly bioluminescent in blues and greens, comb jellies produce a rainbow effect similar to that seen on an oil slick, and which is caused by interference of incident light on the eight rows of moving cilia.

so fascinating