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Transparent dome-shaped umbrella comb jelly with internal comb rows and tentacles against black

Umbrella comb jelly

Thalassocalyce inconstans

Not on exhibit
Animal type
Invertebrates
Ecosystem
Deep sea
Relatives
Other comb jellies; Order Thalassocalycida
Diet
Krill and small crustaceans
Range
From the surface to 11,000 ft. (3,500 m) in the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans
Size
Up to 6 inches (15 cm) total length

Meet the umbrella comb jelly

An umbrella comb jelly is nearly invisible in the inky black waters of the deep sea. That see-through body disappears into the surrounding darkness and hides this delicate drifter from prowling predators.

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