Nov 10, 2023
Barrel Jelly (Rhizostoma pulmo), family Rhizostomatidae, found around much of the Atlantic Ocean
photograph by @venueearth
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Barrel Jelly (Rhizostoma pulmo), family Rhizostomatidae, found around much of the Atlantic Ocean
photograph by @venueearth
Balade avec un ami, Philippe, dans les Flandres belges.
Ici, la ville balnéaire de La Panne (De Panne). Sur la plage, des centaines de méduses bleues (Rhizostoma pulmo) - dans lesquelles je me reflète parfois ! (photo 3)
Et les coquillages empilés sur la photo 2 sont des Crepidula fornicata, Gastéropodes invasifs. Les mollusques à la base sont femelles et en remontant l'empilement, ils sont hermaphrodites puis mâles.
Et puis des crabes, des couteaux, des oursins...
A barrel jellyfish (Rhizostoma pulmo), one of the most common jellyfish species in our coast.
Because of the rising temperature of the Mediterranean sea resulting of global warming, every time there are more jellyfish. In the last 3 years, the number of jellyfish in our coast has reached an all-time high. Because of the higher water temperature, jellyfish reproduce more, more species go to the northern parts of the sea, and they approach the coast for many months when they used to only do so for 2 weeks to 2 months. Overfishing has also increased the number of jellyfish, because it has decreased the population of many of its natural predators such as sea turtles.
Video by Club de Pescadors de l'Espigó de Garbí in Vilassar de Mar (Barcelona Metropolitan Ambit, Catalonia). Information from La Vanguardia.
Jelly n.45 - 🪝 DUMSUN 🪝
● It uses the hooks of its tentacles to eat as if they were fishing rods.
● The color of its hooks attracts all kinds of fish. To their grave.
A Barrel jellyfish (Rhizostoma pulmo) off the coast of Cervo, Italy
by Alfiero Brisotto
Rhizostoma pulmo by Alexander Semenov https://flic.kr/p/2mxm5Vk
An enormous Barrel jellyfish found beached this evening, couldn't believe my eyes! #barreljellyfish #rhizostoma #rhizostomapulmo #jellyfish #seajelly #scyphozoa #cnidaria #cnidarian #ukwildlife #paintmelikeoneofyourfrenchgirls
Barrel Jelly (Rhizostoma pulmo), family Rhizostomatidae, found around much of the Atlantic Ocean
photograph by Ales Kladnik