Welcome to another episode of Random Fish Fridays. Today's theme is
Glow in the Dark Jellies
Flower Hat Jelly
We return once again to the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, California where we spent some time admiring their Jellyfish collections.
The first video is of Comb Jellies (Phylum ctenophora). The colorful electric light show they produce is caused by the movement of eight vertical rows of cilia that run down their bodies. The cilia look like the teeth of a comb, which is where they get their name.
Comb Jellies
Our next video is of Flower Hat Jellies (Olindias formosa). This jelly lives along the ocean floor in southern Pacific coastal areas. The Flower hat Jelly has a powerful sting which is used to immobilize it's prey like small fish. The sting is painful to humans but not deadly.
Flower Hat Jellies
Up next is the Umbrella Jelly (Eutonina indicans). These tiny little jellies only reach the size of a quarter and live along the west coast of North American.
Umbrella Jellies
Our last video is of the Moon Jelly (Aurelia labiata). The Moon Jellies shown are in their final mature adult stage, called the medusa stage. They are found along both coasts of North America, Europe and Asia.
Moon Jellies
I hope you have enjoyed our little presentation of Glow in the Dark Jellies. Now it's time for
Random Ugly Fish Picture
Weedy Sea Dragon