{"id":12835,"date":"2024-06-25T21:21:08","date_gmt":"2024-06-25T21:21:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/used82.com\/?p=12835"},"modified":"2024-06-25T21:21:08","modified_gmt":"2024-06-25T21:21:08","slug":"people-are-in-awe-at-sighting-of-incredibly-rare-giant-phantom-jellyfish-that-can-grow-up-to-33ft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/used82.com\/?p=12835","title":{"rendered":"People are in awe at sighting of incredibly rare Giant Phantom Jellyfish that can grow up to 33ft"},"content":{"rendered":"

They’ve only ever been spotted 100 times.<\/p>\n

The ocean is the largest living space on Earth and is home to some pretty incredible creatures.<\/p>\n

It covers nearly 70% of our planet\u2019s surface but we\u2019ve explored just 5%, meaning that the other 95% of\u00a0the ocean<\/a>\u00a0remains unknown.<\/p>\n

This means that there are certain marine inhabitants that can fly – or swim – under the radar, making a sighting particularly difficult.<\/p>\n

So, when we do spot one of these\u00a0elusive creatures<\/a>, it makes the experience all the more spectacular.<\/p>\n

This was the case for researchers who managed to\u00a0catch a rare glimpse<\/a>\u00a0of a giant phantom jelly.<\/p>\n

The group were in Monterey Bay, California, when they encountered the\u00a0jellyfish<\/a>\u00a0in November 2021.<\/p>\n

Capturing a video and posting it onto their\u00a0YouTube channel<\/a>, MBARI (Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute), the team wrote: \u201cMBARI researchers spotted this giant phantom jelly (Stygiomedusa gigantea) with the ROV Doc Ricketts 990 meters (3,200 feet) deep in Monterey Bay. The bell of this deep-sea denizen is 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) in length.<\/p>\n

\u201cMBARI\u2019s ROVs have logged thousands of dives, yet we have only seen this spectacular species nine times.\u201d<\/p>\n

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This particular type of jellyfish has only ever been seen around 100 times (YouTube\/@MBARIvideo)<\/cite><\/div>\n

This specific type of jellyfish was first collected in 1899 and since then, scientists have only seen the animal around 100 times.<\/p>\n

It seems that they’re a species that’s spread out worldwide as they’ve been recorded in all\u00a0oceans<\/a>\u00a0apart from the Arctic.<\/p>\n

The group went on to say: \u201cThe challenges of accessing its deep-water habitat contribute to the relative scarcity of sightings for such a large and broadly distributed species.\u201d<\/p>\n

Viewers were stunned by the rare up-close clip. Taking to the\u00a0YouTube comment section<\/a>, one user posted: \u201cThe fact that this is an actual living creature that really exists on our planet just goes to show you that real life sometimes can compare to fantasy.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\"Jellyfish<\/div>\n

Jellyfish are the oldest multi-organ animal group on Earth, having been around for over 500 million years (YouTube\/@MBARIvideo)<\/cite><\/div>\n

A second commented: \u201cAbsolutely stunning. The last shot was just magnificent. It seems like it put itself on full display, Seemingly as soft as silk and just dancing with the water currents. So natural and effortless as it just glides along.\u201d<\/p>\n

A third added: \u201cReally makes you think of all the extinct undiscovered species that couldn\u2019t fossilize. I wonder how unique they could have been!\u201d<\/p>\n

And a fourth wrote: \u201cWhew that’s ominous awe inspiring sent chills down my back and is totally surreal and beautiful at the same time.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jellyfish are the\u00a0oldest multi-organ animal group<\/a>\u00a0and have been in the ocean for at least 500 million years, possibly even 700 million years – meaning they were around long before the first dinosaur!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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