Better to call these beautiful creatures Medusae echoing the Medusa of Greek Mythology. The streaming tentacles, laden with nematocysts, do suggest the hissing serpents of Medusa's hair. Interestingly, these medusae arise, budded off from tiny polyps hidden in the substrate. Diam. 26 cm./Depth 5m
Description: Sea nettles (up close) at Monterey Aquarium's Outer Bay Exhibit. Date: 5 December 2006 (according to Exif data). Source: No machine-readable source provided. Own work assumed (based on copyright claims). Author: No machine-readable author provided. Em-jay-es assumed (based on copyright claims).
Description: English: Chrysaora colorata in the "Jellyfish invasion" exhibit at the baltimore aquarium in maryland. Date: 24 February 2018. Source: Own work. Author: PlanespotterA320.