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Title
Dancing To The Music
Artist
Christopher James
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Jellyfish or sea jellies are the informal common names given to the medusa-phase of certain gelatinous members of the subphylum Medusozoa, a major part of the phylum Cnidaria. Jellyfish are mainly free-swimming marine animals with umbrella-shaped bells and trailing tentacles, although a few are not mobile, being anchored to the seabed by stalks. The bell can pulsate to provide propulsion and highly efficient locomotion. The tentacles are armed with stinging cells and may be used to capture prey and defend against predators. Jellyfish have a complex life cycle; the medusa is normally the sexual phase, the planula larva can disperse widely and is followed by a sedentary polyp phase.
Jellyfish are found all over the world, from surface waters to the deep sea. Scyphozoans (the "true jellyfish") are exclusively marine, but some hydrozoans with a similar appearance live in freshwater. Large, often colorful, jellyfish are common in coastal zones worldwide. The medusae of most species are fast growing, mature within a few months and die soon after breeding, but the polyp stage, attached to the seabed, may be much more long-lived. Jellyfish have been in existence for at least 500 million years, and possibly 700 million years or more, making them the oldest multi-organ animal group.
The stinging cells used by jellyfish to subdue their prey can also injure humans. Many thousands of swimmers are stung every year, with effects ranging from mild discomfort to serious injury or even death; small box jellyfish are responsible for many of these deaths. When conditions are favourable, jellyfish can form vast swarms. These can be responsible for damage to fishing gear by filling fishing nets, and sometimes clog the cooling systems of power and desalination plants which draw their water from the sea.
This scene was photographed inside the Atlanta, Georgia aquarium...
1st Place in the Hello 2023 Contest
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March 27th, 2019
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Viewed 4,412 Times - Last Visitor from Winston-Salem, NC on 04/22/2024 at 7:32 AM
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Aberdeen, nj - United States
Brilliant, magnificent and so fascinating!! Extraordinary photographic art, such interesting and beautiful creatures!
Richardson, TX - United States
Fabulous capture! Nominating for special feature on the 1000 view group… fav/t
Brooklyn, NY - United States
Truly fascinating creatures to photograph when visiting the aquarium! Beautiful photo, Christopher! LF
Danville, KY - United States
Christopher, CONGRATULATIONS on your tied Honorable Mention Lead in the Logo Contest for Over 3,000 Views. YAY! SO WELL DESERVED!
Martville, NY - United States
An incredibly beautiful photograph, Christopher! One of my favorites. L/F
Jonesboro, AR - United States
Congrats of being selected as Artist of the Week in Art District! Shared this one. Truly looks like a ballerina dancing! LF
Langley, BC - Canada
Beautiful capture and Title!! Congrats for being Artist of the Week in Art District! Cheers
Port Orange, FL - United States
One of your peers nominated this image in the 1000 Views on One Image Group's Special Features Nominations For Promotion #25 . Please help your fellow artists by visiting and passing on the love to another artist in the the 1000 Views on One Image Group....L/F/Tw
Danville, KY - United States
Nominating this to #25 thread in 1,000 views in 1 Image group, thank you so much Christopher.
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