Red paper lantern jelly
Pandea rubra
- Not on exhibit
- Animal type
- Invertebrates
- Ecosystem
- Deep sea
- Relatives
- Other jellies; Order Anthoathecata
- Diet
- Krill and copepods
- Range
- Worldwide from the surface to 10,000 ft. (3,000 m)
- Size
- Up to 3 inches (7.5 cm)
Meet the red paper lantern jelly
This drifter pulses through deep waters. Watch this jelly closely as it moves. With each pulse, its tall bell folds in on itself like origami paper and reveals a network of muscles.
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