Egg-Yolk Jellyfish

Marty CohenDaily Photo, Jellyfish, Monterey Bay Aquarium5 Comments

This very strange looking jellyfish was at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. The Egg-Yolk Jellyfish is a fairly large jellyfish with a bell that grows to 2 feet in diameter. It has a weak sting and  feeds mostly on smaller jellyfish. (Click on the photo to enlarge. Click on the comment number bubble to leave a comment.) Photo taken with a Canon … Read More

Jellyfish in Motion

Marty CohenDaily Photo, Jellyfish, Monterey Bay AquariumLeave a Comment

This is a composite of the same Moon Jellyfish taken in succession at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. The Moon Jellyfish is sometimes called the Saucer Jelly or the Common Jellyfish. It grows up to 15 inches in diameter. The adults live 3-6 month and are found in temperate and tropical oceans and bays worldwide. To see this image best, click … Read More

The Purple-Striped Jellyfish

Marty CohenDaily Photo, Jellyfish, Monterey Bay Aquarium4 Comments

  (To see the most detail in this image, click on it to enlarge it!) These Purple-Striped Jellyfish are at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. It is a species of jellyfish that exists primarily off the coast of California in Monterey Bay. The bell (body) of the jellyfish is up to 2.3 feet in diameter, typically with a radial pattern of … Read More