Stalked jellyfish eating a shrimp. Close-up of the tentacled head end of a stalked jellyfish (staromedusa, Lucernaria quadricornis) retracting after h

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Stalked jellyfish eating a shrimp. Close-up of the tentacled head end of a stalked jellyfish (staromedusa, Lucernaria quadricornis) retracting after having engulfed a skeleton shrimp (Caprella sp., not seen).

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Size: 5097px × 3425px
Photo credit: © ALEXANDER SEMENOV/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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