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Lion's mane jellyfish

Cyanea capillata

Photo by Elsa
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Description:

Largest known species of jellyfish. Found in the north of the Atlantic, Pacific and also in Arctic waters and rarely further south than 42 degrees north (wiki). In the picture you can see the characteristic eight lobes framing the bell.

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Comments (3)

That looks dangerous!! Nice spotting!
Thank you KarenL, it was HUGE!
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PublishedNovember 29, 2011

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