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"QUANTUM SHOT" #82


Japanese Jellyfish Are Positively Glowing

Most of these shots were taken in Osaka Aquarium, Japan.

Japanese Aquarium, Ocean World
Japanese Aquarium, Ocean World
Japanese Aquarium, Ocean World
Japanese Aquarium, Ocean World
Japanese Aquarium, Ocean World
Japanese Aquarium, Ocean World
Japanese Aquarium, Ocean World
Japanese Aquarium, Ocean World
Japanese Aquarium, Ocean World
Japanese Aquarium, Ocean World
Japanese Aquarium, Ocean World
Japanese Aquarium, Ocean World
Japanese Aquarium, Ocean World
Japanese Aquarium, Ocean World

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.

Japanese Aquarium, Ocean World
Japanese Aquarium, Ocean World
Japanese Aquarium, Ocean World

Just to give you a sense of proportion, here is a picture of
Baby Jellyfish
Japanese Aquarium, Ocean World

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7 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

These photos are spectacular!

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Blogger Dan said...

I don't know about jellyfish, but squid are delicious!

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Blogger xenobiologista said...

Shedd Aquarium in Chicago has a nice jellyfish tank, it's lit with coloured lights and UV (blacklight) so they look quite spectacular.

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Anonymous Anonymous said...

Incredibly beautiful.It looks like museum jewelry.

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Anonymous Anonymous said...

Wow, thank you for the incredible display of jellyfish photos. I think they're gorgeous creatures...

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Anonymous Anonymous said...

Japanese are losing fish harvests due to Nomuras. They kill the nomuras caught in their nets, but nomuras will drop their eggs and sperm upon dying, therefore "seeding" the next generation. This makes the likelihood of catching more jellyfish instead of food fish. Japanese rely too heavily on the sea and are creating more of a mess with their policies.

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Anonymous Anonymous said...

cool
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and
dudets

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