Photographs Jellyfish

[Barbarian]

 

[AirDancer]

Jellyfish are such fascinating, ethereal-looking critters. (I just wouldn't want to come in contact with one, though)

Where did you capture this photo? It's quite lovely!

 

[Angel]

wow!

 

[Barbarian]

This was an aquarium in Kansas City. Kinley is fascinated with fish right now. I was taken by the details on this one.

 

[AirDancer]

Kinley is so precious, it must be easy to accommodate her wishes! And in this particular wish fulfillment, the result was this fabulous picture. Excellent!

 

[jasonc]

Jellyfish are such fascinating, ethereal-looking critters. (I just wouldn't want to come in contact with one, though)

Where did you capture this photo? It's quite lovely!

I have,man of war.I thought it wasn't going to sting if I touched the top.I found out the man of war can sting there too

 

[wwjd_kilden]

I have,man of war.I thought it wasn't going to sting if I touched the top.I found out the man of war can sting there too

Really? :o I thought it was only the Irukandji (or however they are spelled) who did that.
Creepy! I'm glad they rarely venture this far north!

 

[jasonc]

A man of war technically is not a jellyfish but has stinger like one.it's a coloNY of seperate organisms that need each other.

 

[wwjd_kilden]

Aren't all jellyfish?

 

[jasonc]

Aren't all jellyfish?

No.

 

[jasonc]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portuguese_man_o'_war

 

[Barbarian]

A Portuguese Man 0'War is a colonial animal, a symbiosis so complete and essential that it borders on being a single organism. Most jellyfish are genetically a single individual.

 

[wwjd_kilden]

okai
Well, one or many, I'm still happy they don't like the Scandinavian waters.
They are beautiful though.

 

[jasonc]

okai
Well, one or many, I'm still happy they don't like the Scandinavian waters.
They are beautiful though.

They float and we'll no jelly fish swims.man of war are under the mercy of the Gulf stream which doesn't hit the scandanavian coast

 

[wwjd_kilden]

I'm aware of that, but can't the man of war "sail" with that thingy sticking up?.
There have been cases where they have been spotted way south in Norway, not sure how they got themselves up here, but thankfully it is very rare. I won't even enter the water with ordinary jellyfish around.

 

[Barbarian]

Without being too technical (actually, I can't be; I've forgotten most of what I learned about the Cnidaria) here's a diagram of the members of a Portuguese Man of War colony:

Barbarian checks:
They are related to jellyfish and corals, but are in their own class (Hydrozoa) within the phylum Cnidaria.

 

[jasonc]

The sting by a man of war isn't that bad.I been hit

 

[turnorburn]

Their like a little sailboat... taking them wherever the wind will..