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Transparent snow globe jelly in dark water

Snow globe jelly

Modeeria rotunda

On view
Into the Deep
Animal type
Invertebrates
Ecosystem
Deep sea
Relatives
Other jellies; Order Leptothecata
Diet
Siphonophores, small fish, shrimp, and copepods
Range
Worldwide from 100 to 10,000 ft. (30 to 3,100 m)
Size
Bell diameter to 1.25 inches (3 cm) and 1 inch bell height (2.5 cm)

Meet the snow globe jelly

Only a faint twilight reveals this jelly’s delicate beauty. A jewel-like red gut stays camouflaged in the deep sea, where red light can’t reach and expose this drifter to danger.

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