Venus girdle (Cestum veneris) comb jelly. Comb jellies are jellyfish-like organisms that take their common name from their rows of hair-like cilia, which they beat to propel them through the water. Venus girdles can grow to a metre in length and resemble transparent ribbons with iridescent edges.

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