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A Pacific Sea Nettle

Chrysaora fuscescens

Location: Monterey, CA, USA
Date: February 8, 2018

Photograph byKate Vylet

Description

This Pacific sea nettle drifts into the sun in a swarm of its stinging fellows. Its bell can grow to about 45 cm (18 in) across, trailing mouth-arms up to 4.6 m (15 ft) long. When its tentacles touch prey, the stinging cells paralyze it and stick tight. It eats zooplankton, larval fishes and other jellies.

Photo linkkatevylet.com/SaltwaterScenery/i-CMXnB43/A

Learn moreen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysaora_fuscescens

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