"QUANTUM SHOT" #82
Japanese Jellyfish Are Positively Glowing
Most of these shots were taken in Osaka Aquarium, Japan.
Image credits (click on them to see more jellyfish pics):
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14
2. It's an entirely different story outside of the Aquarium
Nomura jellyfish periodically "attack", or rather infest the warm Japanese seas. Some are 1 meter wide, with the largest reportedly being up to 4 meters in length. Wikipedia article documents the invasion. In the meantime coastal communities in Japan are doing their best to promote jellyfish as a novelty food, sold dried and salted, and some even turned into cookies.
Just to give you a sense of proportion, here is a picture of
Baby Jellyfish
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