Scientists have found a new jellyfish.
MYSTERIES OF THE ANIMAL WORLD NEW JELLYFISH: Big Red has cluster of arms, not tentacles
In the cold, dark waters north of the Farallon Islands, nearly a mile beneath the surface, scientists have discovered a new species of huge jellyfish with a striking red bell that grows more than a yard wide and has a cluster of wrinkled, fleshy arms instead of streaming tentacles.
They call it Big Red, and its entire life is a mystery. The researchers don't know whether the ones they have observed are males or females, they don't know how they reproduce, and they don't know what they eat or what eats them.
They do know that the jellyfish has anywhere from four to seven thick arms and uses them for eating. It also carries wartlike clusters of stinging cells. They think -- but don't know -- that it may prey on smaller jellies for food. [SFGate.com]
Yikes! That is one scary looking jellyfish. Just keep it away from me!.
