Egg Yolk Jelly Fish 蛋黃水母 at Ocean Park Hong Kong
This image is included in a gallery "Mère Nature" curated by Jacques.Bonicel.
Phacellophora camtschatica, commonly known as the fried egg jellyfish or egg-yolk jellyfish, is a very large jellyfish in the family Ulmaridae. It has a bell up to 60 cm (2 ft) in diameter and 16 clusters of up to a few dozen tentacles, each up to 6 m (20 ft) long.
This cool-water species can be found in many parts of the world's oceans. It feeds mostly on smaller jellyfish and other gelatinous zooplankton, which become ensnared in the tentacles. Because the sting of this jellyfish is so weak, many small crustaceans, including larval crabs (Cancer gracilis) and Amphipoda, regularly ride on its bell and even steal food from its oral arms and tentacles. (Wikipedia)
This was taken at Sea Jelly Spectacular (水母萬花筒), 香港海洋公園 Ocean Park Hong Kong. The overhead lighting accentuates the mysterious, somewhat alien impression.
Egg Yolk Jelly Fish 蛋黃水母 at Ocean Park Hong Kong
This image is included in a gallery "Mère Nature" curated by Jacques.Bonicel.
Phacellophora camtschatica, commonly known as the fried egg jellyfish or egg-yolk jellyfish, is a very large jellyfish in the family Ulmaridae. It has a bell up to 60 cm (2 ft) in diameter and 16 clusters of up to a few dozen tentacles, each up to 6 m (20 ft) long.
This cool-water species can be found in many parts of the world's oceans. It feeds mostly on smaller jellyfish and other gelatinous zooplankton, which become ensnared in the tentacles. Because the sting of this jellyfish is so weak, many small crustaceans, including larval crabs (Cancer gracilis) and Amphipoda, regularly ride on its bell and even steal food from its oral arms and tentacles. (Wikipedia)
This was taken at Sea Jelly Spectacular (水母萬花筒), 香港海洋公園 Ocean Park Hong Kong. The overhead lighting accentuates the mysterious, somewhat alien impression.