@mbari_news: This regal resident of the midnight zone has unique adaptations to survive where food is scarce and predators are plentiful.⁠ ⁠ The deep-sea crown jelly (Atolla sp.) is one of the most common jellies in the ocean’s depths. Most have a distinctive elongated tentacle that can be up to six times the diameter of the jelly’s bell. Scientists suspect that characteristic trailing tentacle helps this jelly capture food. As a hungry Atolla pulses along, that long tentacle snags crustaceans or other prey.#MBARI #DeepSea #DeepOcean #fyp #royalty

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