#firework jellyfish

[ryley-robinson]

Halitrephes, or the firework jellyfish. Screencap is from the EV Nautilus video's thumbnail.

[oliveagainn]

hehe jelly

[aquqyoseaslug]

firework jellyfish, aka halithrepes maasi

found in 4000-5000 metres underwater in the seas of mexico

this creature is mostly found in depths of no oxygen

its a fairly recent discovery.

^° it hunts prey with its toxic firework-looking tentacles°^

[ajoerr]

jelly commission :]

[transingthoseformers]

I was gonna try to doodle a mechajelly but ended up taking the reference a little too seriously so here's a firework jellyfish

[transchainsawman]

[animal-lover94]

Firework Jellyfish

Halitrephes maasi

🔔 The most recent account of the jellyfish has been found in 2018 at a depth of 1,200 – 1,500 m near the Revillagigedo Archipelago off Baja California Peninsula, Mexico.

[breathinginbiology]

This firework jellyfish (Halitrephes maasi) was spotted by a team of researchers east of Socorro Island, Mexico. This species of jellyfish is so rare that it has only been spotted twelve times.