A spectacular sight 1225m (4019 ft) beneath the waves off Baja California as E/V Nautilus encounters the amazing Halitrephes maasi jelly.

Full video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9D0eyl7-XQA

#ocean #nature #science

A Burst of Deep Sea Fireworks: Halitrephes Jelly | Nautilus Live

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I could watch this all day.
Plus, I just got to hear my spouse say “is that polychromatic bioluminescence?” which I’m now going to figure out how to work into another conversation sometime this weekend.
He’s a political sociologist, so I know this probably isn’t a technical term. 🙂
Gorgeous
@wonderofscience spouse got interested, looked it up, and now thinks correct term is “polychromatic photoluminescence” because light came from an external source. Thoughts?