Flashing Comb Jelly - Ctenophores

Commonly known as Comb Jelly, Ctenophores are mostly translucent/transparent, able to retract and expand their body and emits out lights as it swim through the water column. Saw quite a lot of them during a dive, quite large in size, mostly around 15 cm when retracted and when it opens up, it looks like a space ship (Empire's Tie Fighter in Star Wars) with 'wing-span' of around 30 cm. The bioluminescence lights they emits can sometimes be captured in neon colour under flash photography as shown in this picture.

Read more about them and their interesting evolutionary history here :

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/05/140521-comb-jelly-ctenophores-oldest-animal-family-tree-science/

comments (9)

Ferdy Christant

Lion

These kind of posts always hit a nerve with me, Albert. I'm in total awe of the beauty and mystery of such sea creatures. Posted 8 years ago
1. Albert Kang
  
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  Thanks, Ferdy for your appreciation of the marine world :) Posted 8 years ago

OtterBeMe

Green Fly

It is Friday afternoon in my part of the world (Washington state in the U.S.A......every Friday I get excited to see Jungle Dragon come into to my email box. Again, another assortment of wonderful creatures....and this Flashing Comb Jelly is right up there on the top of wonderful things floating through this world. Thank you, Albert, for sharing this (and all the other creatures you share) and thank you, Ferdy, for hosting this wonderful site!
Heather Bruce in Awe in Washington Posted 8 years ago
1. Albert Kang
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks, Heather for your kind words and appreciation.
  Forums like Jungle Dragon is a great way to share wild life encounters and we get to learn about stuff that sometimes we don't know existed :D Posted 8 years ago

Mark Ridgway

Lion

Brilliant in more ways than one. Is there any limit to what you will show us Albert !? :) Posted 8 years ago
1. Albert Kang
  
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  Thanks, Mark for your kind words and encouragement.
  I was just lucky to have the opportunity to also share marine life and in this particular instance, it was quite a challenge to get the 'glowing green' light as many shots doesn't reflects that and a few were with them either just lighting up or the lights were waning with just a hint of the green glow. This was the best capture that I could get to show it :) Posted 8 years ago

Leuba Ridgway

Lion

I love these creatures. You are so generous sharing your impressive collection. Posted 8 years ago
1. Albert Kang
  
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  Thanks, Leuba for your kind words and encouragement :) Posted 8 years ago

William Bodine

Lion

Blue nd Green. Two of my favorite color combos. Posted 3 years ago

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