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coffeeandtrout t1_iv2ng9w wrote

Sure looks like it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lion%27s_mane_jellyfish

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__Quill__ t1_iv32h4t wrote

I never would have taken that red puddle of slime and connected it to this underwater chandelier of a creature. Thanks for the photo link.

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Calm_Camp_910 t1_iv35nft wrote

From the article “ The largest recorded specimen was measured off the coast of Massachusetts in 1865 and had a bell with a diameter of 210 centimetres (7 feet) and tentacles around 36.6 m (120 ft) long.” Holy shit, can you imagine swimming along and seeing that below you???

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WikiSummarizerBot t1_iv2nhw1 wrote

Lion's mane jellyfish

>The lion's mane jellyfish (Cyanea capillata), also known as the giant jellyfish, arctic red jellyfish, or the hair jelly, is one of the largest known species of jellyfish. Its range is confined to cold, boreal waters of the Arctic, northern Atlantic, and northern Pacific Oceans. It is common in the English Channel, Irish Sea, North Sea, and in western Scandinavian waters south to Kattegat and Øresund. It may also drift into the southwestern part of the Baltic Sea (where it cannot breed due to the low salinity).

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