Tuesday, May 29, 2012


Creature of the day:  Comb Jellies, or Ctinophores


These creatures are taking over the ocean- at least the warm ocean.  Sometimes there are thousands of them out there when we swim.  They are non-stinging; not real jellies.  Yesterday we saw them with a number of large Moon Jellies, which do sting if you touch them.  In Panama, jellies of all kinds accumulate in the bays around Bocas del Toro, making them unswimmable.  But we'll figure out where to swim when we get there.  All hail our new masters!

File:Haeckel Ctenophorae.jpg

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