Exceedingly rare fresh water jellyfish nabbed by ye-ole camera

[sabbath999]

Fresh water jellyfish, presented for your enjoyment. Taken in cold water (53 degrees-60 degrees at the thermocline) with 5 foot or so of visibility. No flash possible due to unmanageable backskatter. The animals are the size of a dime to the size of a quarter.

 

[CouncilmanDoug]

the first one is awesome!!!

 

[Derrel]

Wayyyyy cool! I had no idea such a creature even existed! Thanks for posting these very nice underwater shots.

 

[Kazooie]

Cnidarians! Fun fact: They both take in and expel waste from the same spot.

 

[coastalconn]

wow, cool stuff!!

 

[DecoraLux]

How cool are they! I actually really like the one with the torch gives a great sense of scale but they are all fab!

 

[ilikephotons]

Really great shots.

 

[Arkanjel Imaging]

How cool are they! I actually really like the one with the torch gives a great sense of scale but they are all fab!

Agreed.

Very cool little jelly. Nice catch!

 

[jhodges10]

Love the pics, very cool. Where we're these taken?

 

[mjhoward]

Very nice! With that kind of visibility, I'm pretty certain I would have missed it.

 

[BlackSheep]

Very cool photos!
I was just reading an article the other day about jellyfish being seen more frequently in the Great Lakes; your photos are way better than what they showed.

 

[sabbath999]

Love the pics, very cool. Where we're these taken?

Thanks. They were taken in an abandoned rock quarry near Jefferson City, Missouri. Nikon D300, 18-55 VR lens (believe it or not).

 

[PixelRabbit]

I have never seen these guys before, very interesting! Great set!