Rainbow jellyfish discovered near Tasmania

March 20, 2009 @ 9:51 am

rainbow-jelly

A new specifes of jellyfish has been discovered off the coast of Tasmania and one of its distinctive features is a rainbow glow that emanates from its cilia when light is reflected on it. The jellyfish is also incredibly fragile and “shatters” when it touches a net. Man, such a beautiful sea creature and you can’t even pet it!

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  • Sharla says:

    I don’t think it is a jellyfish. It looks like something that grows into a larger animal. It looks like a baby.

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