Fried Egg Jellyfish
Fried egg jellyfish are free-swimming ocean animals with bright yellow domes and trailing tentacles. Also known as the egg-yolk jellyfish, they come from the Phylum cnidaria, which encompasses over 11,000 animals that have bodies made from a jelly-like substance and have a single orifice and body cavity.
They can be found throughout the open ocean, at depths of up to 165 feet. Some prefer the warm waters of the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, while others are typically found over deep basins in the Pacific Ocean.
They are easily spotted by their smooth, yellow dome that is surrounded by a white or transparent cilia. Like all jellyfish, they have trailing tentacles that can range from short to nearly 20 ft long.
Ricky, I wonder why they call it a Fried Egg Jellyfish? ;-P Anyway, it does come close to looking like a, egg on a seeded bagel from the local coffeeshop.
ReplyDeleteVery wild... Are they poisonous?
ReplyDeletePat - I read that they are not harmful to humans.
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