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OuiSi Nature · Card 50

Red-eye Medusa

Polyorchis penicillatus

Location
Carmel, CA, USA
Date
August 11, 2019
Photograph byKate Vylet

Description

The red-eye medusa is a tiny jelly named for the ruddy eye shadow it wears around its eyespots. While it can't see as clearly as we can, these ocelli allow it to pick up on light and orient itself accordingly.

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Underwater photographer/videographer and scientific diver

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Red-eye Medusa

Photograph by Kate Vylet