Raspberry jelly
Aeginura grimaldii
- Not on exhibit
- Animal type
- Invertebrates
- Ecosystem
- Deep sea
- Relatives
- Hydrozoans
- Diet
- NA
- Range
- Worldwide from 1,700 to 11,000 ft. (530–3,400 m)
- Size
- NA
Meet the raspberry jelly
This jelly’s color helps it hide. See this jelly’s crimson color? Red looks black in the dim light of the midwater. So this red jelly is perfectly camouflaged in dark water and stays hidden from hungry hunters.
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