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What's the coolest jellyfish?

Asked by segdeha (1720points) March 2nd, 2008

As this site’s theme is jellyfish, I thought I’d ask Flutherites which they think is the coolest. I vote for the Bluebottle Jellyfish

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scamp's avatar

I’d have to say the Lion’s Mane Jellyfish. it is the largest and “coolest” because it lives in artic waters. Great question by the way! It made me look at some pretty neat stuff on jellyfish!!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lion%27s_mane_jellyfish

DiegotheGreat42's avatar

ze portugese man of war
ftw

boffin's avatar

Yup… Diego has chosen wisely…
Portuguese Man of War, kinda like the Mac Daddy of Jelly Fish….

delirium's avatar

arctic lions mane jellyfish.

blunckhouse's avatar

<—- this one

gailcalled's avatar

Portuguese Man o’ War is lethal and beautiful but officially not a jellyfish. So treatment, if stung, would be different.

Man o’ War

scamp's avatar

gailcalled , Your link leads to a definition of portugese, not the Man o” War. here’s a new link. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portuguese_Man_o’_War

gailcalled's avatar

@Scamp: Thanks. I had trouble w. the “textile” mark-up and then had to go out. I appreciate you finding the correct link.

scamp's avatar

You’re very welcome! glad to help.

El_Cadejo's avatar

Any deep sea jelly with bioluminescence

ironhiway's avatar

Black Sea Nettle which is rare and recently visited San Diego http://www.nbcsandiego.com/slideshow/news/4773520/detail.html?qs=1;s=1;dm=ss;p=news;w=750
or
Turritopsis nutricula because it’s virtually imortal
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turritopsis_nutricula

However uberbatman’s choice looks pretty cool

El_Cadejo's avatar

wow ironhiway i didn’t know about the turritopsis nutricula i love marine life so that was really cool to learn about

Bluefreedom's avatar

How about a jellyfish that is larger than a scuba diver? Yikes!

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