jelly of the month

october: COPULA SIVICKISI this is a very small nocturnal genus of box jelly. During the day the copula sivickisi attaches itself to a sympathetic coral or stone with the adhesive pads on its bell. It lays low and completely flat (with the tentacles folded under its belt) until the sun goes down, when the copula sivickisi comes out of its daytime resort to feed. this jelly’s hunting strategy consists of it rising to the surface then starting to sink with the tentacles extended like a fishing net.
Unlike most jellyfish the copula sivickisi has an actual mating ritual. Archive