Comb Jellies

[AlexB1001]

Cool Ctenophora fact: scientists used to think that they made their own nematocytes (stinging cells), but in fact they eat some species of Cnidaria ('real' jellyfish) and steal their stings, putting them on their own tentacles.

[MatsumotoGeorge]

I don't see any Beroe in this video clip. Bolinopsis and Pleurobrachia...

[idjotsify]

Soon it will evolve to levitate and fly back to its planet

[sutdip]

short but awsome

[jurnee17]

Could you keep one as a pet? Becuase if so i want one. (:

[LeonessOlga]

This is not Beroe... this is Bolinopsis I guess..

[bananian]

Holy cow! Do other jellies make sound too?

[adan921]

Technically i guess you can say some of these creatures are alien creatures since some of these marine animals live in certain conditions a regular human being can't or any other animal, so in a way they are aliens.

[JamesWaton]

My only conclusion if they are not native is they may have been swept there, but there was 1000's of them shimmering different colours in the light, i was pretty shocked i had never seen any of them in the flesh, just on deep deep sea programs

[JamesWaton]

Hi i live in england, on the south east side, i've seen these in my local estuary, i actually said outload infront of my little sisters "what the fuck, i'm pretty sure these are not supposed to be here?" at they native to my area (river stour in suffolk)

[HipHopOtaku]

Comb jellies: nature's rave!

[xbertieattackx]

wow i want oneeee haha, iduno how id look after it though, but there cool to watch! :)

[punchmaster123]

i see things like these in galveston bay, TX that glow green when you touch them

[smawzyv]

Where did you get these awesome sound effects?

[2011derricks]

This may be a stupid question but do these jellyfish have to have some kind of light (like a flashlight or a light bulb) shined on them in order for them to display their multi colored light show or are they producing their own light?

[Gothivore]

@2011derricks Some species of them can produce their own light but it does not come from the pulsating rainbow colored cilia, it comes from the center of the animal. Search this youtube video: (Leidy's Comb Jelly) and you can see for yourself.

[deirhese66]

Phylum Ctenophora, have ctenes which are comb plates, cell-tissue level of organization, dipoblastic which is two germ layers [ectoderm (epidermis) and endoderm (gastrodermis)], most are monecious (hermaphroditic), radial to biradial symmetry, some species have a hydroid (polyp) stage as well as a medusa (jellyfish) stage which would be polymorphism.

[mharvz]

Bioluminescent creatures from the depths of the ocean.

[drahunter213]

this is but the start of whats to find down there :)

[DESERVANT]

Aww the comb jellies are celebrities now! And I had the pleasure of visiting them in person. (: They're even more beautiful in person. Just like shining Christmas lights. So strange.

[araaaab]

سبحان الله

[kawaihui]

This is not from earth. The alien live deep down the sea, this is one of their pet that escaped.

[WMartyLikes2Party]

If you think there are aliens in our ocean then you obviously don't know the meaning of "alien".

[DragonHorse151]

They should be renamed rave jellies.

[avpruler]

these things are awesome. i live in florida and there were always a bunch of these in the canals, they light up if you poke them slightly.

[piecrust8]

The noises are fake :P

[solufane]

Roughly how big are these amazing creatures? I hard to say from the video

[96Senirem]

@solufane  They can be up to about 5 inches.

[piecrust8]

Can be 0.4 millimeters to four meters I believe.

[snypathug]

Whats with the noises :oP ????

[eexot]

So beautiful, someone posted another video and people thought someone was doing a cg piece. They really are out of this world.

[limesessions]

Comb Jellyfish dont sting

[iceburg008]

can anyone tell me if they are venemis or not? thanks!

[limesessions]

they´re not venomous

[iceburg008]

oh there not? good. thanks!

[ChaosKarloo]

*Venomous

[schimpunk]

do the jellys make that strange sound, too?^^

[POLARIS2014]

i'm sure thats the aliens invading our planet! :D I'm sure! :D

[TwilightSagaExpert01]

cool

[HelenMelon121]

how much is it to buy one.. and what do you feed it.. i would love one!!

[gettotheGate]

it would be difficult. they are designed for the extremely high pressure of the ocean floor. If one were brought to the surface, it would, literally, disintegrate.

[54spiritedwill54]

wow that's cool indeed!

[zomgitsnolan]

I have seven of them in a glass tube in my room. They keep me up at night with their lights!

[Pacober1]

that is so cool

[Nintendodude1994]

@zomgitsnolan you wish.

[ChaosKarloo]

How can you keep them? They were made to stay in high pressure areas. Bringing them to the surface would pretty much kill them.

[zomgitsnolan]

ummm the ones i got aren't from deep down they live in the Chesapeake Bay, and their lights aren't as bright as the deep-sea ones but they're still pretty cool. Also, I designed and built a kreisel tank and replaced the tube, so now I have 10. :)

[ChaosKarloo]

Ooooh where did you get them? Did you get them yourself? :D

[zomgitsnolan]

@ChaosKarloo I caught them myself. It's really hard without tearing them lol. :P Also I have to change their water like weekly because their food lives in it. To be honest they're like a pain in my ass xD

[16mmDJ]

there are Ctenophores like these that live up right at the surface. They are called Sea Gooseberries

[newmac]

In effect; it could well be "alien";for its speculated that these are the very types of creatures we may well find in the vast underground oceans of Jupiters moon Europa. A place we ought to visit; instead of taking a detour once again to the moon.

[jhujhu333]

that's pretty special saying the aliens crap; lol, nothing to do with Comb Jellyfish. good footage though

[bassmasterfei]

Psst -- It's a rhetorical device.

[heartsongsKat]

Wow, that's awesome!

[drcoyote]

Superb!! The colors showed very well!!  Kudos to you!

[welcomegohome]

if you go out at like 5am to go fishing here in texas you're bound to see at some comb jellies. i took a bunch home when i was 13, kept em in a bowl and they died. i'm gonna try again this time and put them in an aquarium that won't damage them and will keep them alive and thriving.

[Kinsmar]

how where you able to catch them they are 1,000's of metres deep in the sea?!?!?

[welcomegohome]

well no, technically they weren't these EXACT ones. they were comb jellies, ctenophores that's for sure. the were shaped a little differently, maybe two inches in length. i found out you can find them in bays and they're common on river mouths in the gulf of mexico.

[KnoxSUX]

They are found offshore as well as deep down.

[XXxxKimberlyAnnexxXX]

Its interesting that humans think they know so much about the world and yet when we see something we cant quite comprehend or haven't seen before, we describe it as 'alien' haha were funny creatures ourselves :D

[glittergirl1998]

Amazing. Its like disco lights under water.

[linkylova]

they are animal since they dont need sun light to survive

[GnarlyCharlie77]

what animal family are jellyfish in?

[mydas1]

Phylum Cnidaria, Class Scyphozoa. These comb jellies are in a different Phylum...phylum Ctenophora I believe.

[Fripplet]

Cool

[sio42]

thats really cool! i think jelly fish are awesome animals! if you can call them that.... i think there more like plants :)

[rice0bunni]

WOW

[Xamigan]

That's so cool! Do you have any other deep sea life at your aquarium?

[VancouverAquarium]

Comb jellies are not necessarily deep sea creatures, but some species probably do travel from the depths to the surface, so being in "deep sea" may depend on time of day, season or life cycle. What we're learning as we explore oceans more is that a good number of sea creatures do travel from the depth to the surface. (1/2)

[VancouverAquarium]

So for example, we have ratfish on display -- they're found in relatively shallow water at night or maybe in the winter but they're also found in the depths, into the part of the ocean called the twilight zone. We also have juvenile yelloweye rockfish on display -- they're found in shallower water (accessible to divers) when they're young, but they live in the depths as adults. (2/2)

[Xamigan]

Yes, I am aware of the twilight zone aswell as midnight, abyssal and hadal (It is a deep interest of mine) But I did not know the Comb jelly was found in shallow waters like the ratfish. Thank you.

[enter321]

Does it make the strange humming noises too (I'm being a smart ass, sorry).

[Xamigan]

No it does not.

[enter321]

I was being sarcastic.

[Xamigan]

whoops sorry.

[rice0bunni]

lol

[YoungKaz]

that is one trippy sea critter

[alacuter]

HA! I've always thought 'if you want to see aliens look no further than the deep ocean'.

Vancouver Aquarium rocks! Keep up the excellent work, and thanks so much for caring for these amazing creatures :D

[jourdy288]

Wow, those are beautiful jellyfish, they look so incredible with all those lights!

[samspotz8r8s]

cool!

r these in the aquarium now?

well... i guess thats a stupid quetion 4 me 2 ask

lol

[VancouverAquarium]

Yep! We currently have them on exhibit in the "Windows on Research" section at the Aquarium

[samspotz8r8s]

thats sooooooooooooooooooooo cool!! xD

[pennywise247]

wow those look amazing.

Im gonna make my return to the aquarium later this summer.