Friday, June 04, 2010

Flower Hat Jelly


Photograph by e-Photography/Chijimatsu/SeaPics.com

might be alluring, but a rare flower hat jelly’s lilac-tipped fringe can deliver a painful sting. Found off Brazil, Argentina, and southern Japan, the jelly’s tentacles can coil and uncoil and are used to capture small fish and other food.

http://ocean.nationalgeographic.com/ocean/photos/colorful-sea-creatures/#colorful06-flower-hat-jellyfish_17430_600x450.jpg

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