Deep relaxation: Release the stress with the bloody-belly comb jelly
Give yourself a moment to breathe deep and take in the beauty of the bloody-belly comb jelly, Lampocteis cruentiventer.
Many of the deep-sea animals the bloody-belly comb jelly preys upon are bioluminescent, meaning they can create their own light. This translucent predator needs to conceal its stomach—or risk its most recent meal lighting it up from the inside out and alerting potential predators to its whereabouts. Red is nearly invisible in the deep sea, so the vibrant crimson that gives this comb jelly its name is actually helping it hide from its predators. Bloody-belly comb jellies are ctenophores, not true jellies. Like other comb jellies, they navigate through the water by beating their shimmering, hair-like cilia.
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Video production team: Madison Pobis, Kyra Schlining, Susan von Thun
Video editor: Madison Pobis
Guided mediation: Susan von Thun
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