@mbari_news: Our #MBARIFromTheVault series comes to a close with an animal that needs no introduction. MBARI researchers last encountered the giant phantom jelly (Stygiomedusa gigantea) in November 2021 during a dive in Monterey Bay. While exploring the midnight zone, this ghostly giant emerged from the darkness. The bell of this deep-sea denizen reaches more than one meter (3.3 feet) across and trails four ribbon-like oral (or mouth) arms that can grow more than 10 meters (33 feet) long. Research Technician Megan Bassett, was on the R/V Western Flyer when the remotely operated vehicle Doc Ricketts spotted this Stygiomedusa at a depth of 990 meters (3,200 feet). “It’s hard for this beautiful giant not to be a favorite! The giant phantom jelly is a rare sight—MBARI has only seen it nine times in more than 30 years of deep-sea exploration. I happened to be in the control room during the last sighting and spotted it in the distance. We spent the next hour or so filming and captured some amazing footage.” #giantphantomjelly #phantomjellyfish #Deepsea #DeepOcean #MontereyBay #fypage

hannah 🍉 :

giant phantom jellyfish became a special interest of mine after seeing this exploration video a few years ago & i love people are seeing this! theres only been 126 recorded sightings since 1910 😭

⋆.🎧𓏲ּ𝄢🪼Αbii ∘˙○.°O🫧𓇼𓏲🎐 :

I LOVE GIANT PHANTOM JELLYFISH!!!!!!

𝕄𝕦𝕙𝕒𝕞𝕞𝕒𝕕 𝕪𝕠𝕦𝕤𝕚𝕗 :

btw these things are easly to kill a simple punch can mortally injure it or kill it they are like a jello,plus they cannot fight back or do anything to you since 95% of their body is made out of water.

Not Paige. :

She’s goth 🖤

hendrix 🫨💨 :

Man i would cry if i saw that

cole.slaw.muncher :

this is how I feel with a robe on

thatguy_b 🏳️‍⚧️🆘️🇺🇲 :

They say phobias are an irrational fear but I really feel like it's pretty rational to be terrified of the ocean

xX_abuelo-prime_Xx :

LENmonpie :

sera venenosa? unas ganas de agarrarla

Salma Rosales :

Con eso me basta para creer más que Dios es Maravilloso y si existe

Grant :

for some reason it looks so majestic

@koinu_sam :

Es hermosaaa parece hecha con tela

🦚hashira of the peacock🦚 :

ese si entendió la temática de la met gala

crlos :

debe de dar cosita tocar eso xd

マアクン公式💴💹 :

o povo com medo e eu achando ela linda

mosquitoXxツ :

Y estuvo en la met gala?

Beach Houses Monterrico VIP :

me enteré hoy 6 de mayo del 2025

nikitoS :

я не знаю почему, но я её представляю огромной

࿐🌑moon🌑࿐ :

У меня в голове сразу образовался образ платья😳👍

️ :

una de las pruebas de que la naturaleza es hermosa

Monty Cob :

Si hay medidas así de grandes... Qué otro animal marino se las come?

lucyvel01 :

que espectáculo es fascinante las creaciones de la naturaleza

0001 :

Cuando muera si existe la reencarnación, quiero reencarnar en una de esas

TeLaWoN :

ya no puedo distinguir la realidad d ella ficción 😵‍💫