november: EGG YOLK JELLYFISH

not to be confused w/ the fried egg jellyfish. there is a great number of disoriented cracked eggs found all around the world’s oceans. they are mostly found passively drifting along the currents waiting for their prey to swim into their dense ray of tentacles. However not every sea creature falls victim to the egg yolk jelly’s stinging cells, small fish, crabs and amphipods are often found hitchhiking on top or under the jelly’s bell.

december: BROWN-BANDED MOON JELLY

brown-banded moon jelly just like its name suggests is type of moon jelly, which is the most common genus of jellyfish around the world. they can be distinguished from their cousins by the brown band around their mesoglea.