Taken at the Vancouver Aquarium (Vancouver, Canada).

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). 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. The lion’s mane jellyfish uses its stinging tentacles to capture, pull in, and eat prey such as fish, zooplankton, sea creatures, and smaller jellyfish.

  • SanguinePar
    3•1 month ago

    Wow, great shot, especially shooting through glass (unless you were in the water with it, I guess!)

    • @[email protected]OPEnglish
      2•1 month ago

      Thank you! I was shooting through the glass. You can see some of the light reflections from the glass on the front of the jellyfish and the lower left is a big ugly indicator, haha.

      • SanguinePar
        4•1 month ago

        Oh, ha, yes, I see it now! For some reason, I saw that as something that was beyond the tank, on the other side.

        Either way, great shot, if be getting that printed and in a frame if it was mine :-)