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An open-water encounter with a ctenophore. There are some strange organism attached or being eaten. Some kind of crustacean maybe. Credit video to Keishu Asada
Various angles of adult (lobate) comb jellies against a black background. Light reflects off rows of cilia (ctenes) that shimmer all colors of the rainbow. The video elicits feelings of finding alien life.
A 9 second clip of the flashing colour changing multimedia comb jelly box on a tabletop
Video of a bucket filled with water that contains dozens of larval comb jellies (Mnemiopsis leidyi). They are approximately 2-3 mm in size.
A top view of a bucket filled with comb jellies (Mnemiopsis leidyi). In the middle is a mass of several that got tangled up together.
Floating larval comb jellies (Mnemiopsis leidyi). The formal name for this stage are cydippids, which are characterized by the presence of two long tentacles that the comb jelly uses to hunt. These larvae range in size from .25 to 3 millimeters.
A sea gooseberry snacking is quite a sight! This comb jelly lets its tentacles drift in the current to snag passing plankton. Then it reels in the tentacles and spins, passing the morsels of food over waiting rows of combs, which bring them to the jelly's mouth. Credit text to Monterey Bay Aquarium on X.
Floating larval comb jellies (Mnemiopsis leidyi). The formal name for this stage are cydippids, which are characterized by the presence of two long tentacles that the comb jelly uses to hunt. Unlike jellyfish, comb jellies do not sting.
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