Comb Jelly

[soldier2730]

I did know what a comb jelly is it just only some kind of a jellyfish lol

[dunespeak]

@soldier2730 Actually, I don't think they're even in the same class as the jellyfish... Or rather Phylum. lol... Comb Jellies are from the Ctenophore phylum while Jellyfish are from the Cnidaria Phylum.

[ZebeySheep]

@dunespeak Both ctenophores and hydrozoan/scyphozoan jellies are in the same phylum (Cnidaria), but are placed in different classes.

[awsomemike100]

I caught alot at the beach oone time near Crab Island

[dirtyratmiller]

Them is biophospholuminescent, them is!

[solufane]

Delicate, beautifull but predatory; a true monster to anything smaller and slower

[psicordelicopsy]

WHAT IS THIS ? REAL , FAKE ?

[soundsnice223]

I want one

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[johnnygoodly]

Thanks!

[GReddySTi05]

yeah cubby, i actually cought some too, i thought it was part of a jelly fish i didnt know but it was clear, i didnt see it glow it was bright out but yeah now i know what it is and they are very fragile.

[TheJaredJammer]

Who would've thought that proof of a God would have come from something so seemingly simple?

[R055HP]

How is that proof of God? They do not even have their own bioluminescence, it si merely light-reflecting of its "propellers."

[perpi1257]

actually....they do have their own biolumiescence. its a reaction called Chemiluminnescence and they get it through Coelenterazine. scientists do not know where they get their coelenterazine from but they are pretty sure they get it from their diet. In addition, Ctenephores bioluminesce when a Ca2+ ion binds on to them. This causes their reaction and then to bioluminesce. Lastly, they are not propellers. they are called LOBES. not propellers. Propellers are on planes not comb jellies.

[ErrorNumber404]

I find it rather disturbing that so many people think that the prismatic rainbow effects of these organisms are bioluminescence. Although some supposedly glow, it is a pale blue, and has nothing to do with the cilia bands which create the rainbows on the organism.

They also look like funny biplanes.

[Camoen19]

You can see them at several aquariums, such as the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta.

[Baseballstar1209]

These creatures are so beautiful! Btw, how deep down is that?!

[cubby1812]

i actually caught one of these at the beach one day and under my shadow i saw it had ripples of light when i had it cupped in my hand. i tried to show it to my friend but she couldnt see it. now i know what theyre called! thanks for posting!