Hello! It's a request post today and we're featuring Things with Tentacles That Go Bloop, aka Jellyfish. Some of these may be cute, some of these may not be cute, but hopefully these pics are, if nothing else, interesting to look at! Also, lots of jellyfish look totally different to each other, so let's have a go at some of that variety. We're starting with one of the largest jellyfishes in the world, then one of the smallests (which rests amongst the most deadly), and from then on... well, who knows?

Speaking of jellyfish, though, did you know there's a place where there's a whole lake of golden jellyfish that wander from one side of the lake to the other on a daily basis? Swimming in it is apparently a popular tourist activity. You can check out a video of what it looks like underwater here. Pretty surreal, isn't it?

Also, I'm not linking to anything but Wikipdeia here but I'm sure you know how to search for things- if you like what you see and want more well written jellyfish nerdery with a side of cute and touching as well as affectionate lampshading of geeks, do check out Kuragehime! It's a lovely manga that was made into an anime, and one that I would consider well worth your time if you have an interest in such things.




Lion's Mane Jellyfish


Irukandji Jellyfish


Fried Egg Jellyfish


Australian Spotted Jellyfish


Flower Hat Jelly


Portuguese Man O' War


Moon Jellyfish


Cannonball Jellyfish


Nomura's Jellyfish


Purple Striped Jellyfish


Darth Vader Jellyfish Bathykorus Bouilloni


Atolla Jellyfish

There are plenty more, but for today, this is it! I hope it was interesting.












Though of course we're not really done yet. Today's spider is a fairly common spider. It generally likes to build its fairly large webs next to open, sunny areas. This is a friendly spider that's also pretty much as close to harmless as you'll get. If you see a web with a zigzagging pattern running down the centre, though, you'll know it's likely to be one of theirs. Also, those little tiny balls of spiderlings that you might sometimes see? These are their parents.

Meet Argiope aurantia, or the common black and yellow garden spider.










There we go!

Hello! It's a request post today and we're featuring Things with Tentacles That Go Bloop, aka Jellyfish. Some of these may be cute, some of these may not be cute, but hopefully these pics are, if nothing else, interesting to look at! Also, lots of jellyfish look totally different to each other, so let's have a go at some of that variety. We're starting with one of the largest jellyfishes in the world, then one of the smallests (which rests amongst the most deadly), and from then on... well, who knows? Speaking of jellyfish, though, did you know there's a place where there's a whole <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jellyfish_Lake">lake of golden jellyfish</a> that wander from one side of the lake to the other on a daily basis? Swimming in it is apparently a popular tourist activity. You can check out a video of what it looks like underwater <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6lNUhBAS8U">here</a>. Pretty surreal, isn't it? Also, I'm not linking to anything but Wikipdeia here but I'm sure you know how to search for things- if you like what you see and want more well written jellyfish nerdery with a side of cute and touching as well as affectionate lampshading of geeks, do check out <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Jellyfish">Kuragehime</a>! It's a lovely manga that was made into an anime, and one that I would consider well worth your time if you have an interest in such things. <img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6008/5990054111_cafb676a8f.jpg"> <img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6009/5990613790_a40a16532c.jpg"> <small><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/a_semenov/sets/72157610938575131/with/5990054111/">Lion's Mane Jellyfish</a></small> <img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_li07asXJMG1qb7wr3.jpg"> <small><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irukandji_jellyfish">Irukandji Jellyfish</a></small> <img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3534/3923006127_48faecf756.jpg"> <small><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/24823485@N06/3923006127">Fried Egg Jellyfish</a></small> <img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3518/3244447400_b85cbbed57.jpg"> <small><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/15796665@N00/3244447400">Australian Spotted Jellyfish</a></small> <img src="http://farm2.staticflickr.com/1049/1419304893_01b4fbb60f.jpg"> <small><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/reggie_tyson/1419304893/">Flower Hat Jelly</a></small> <img src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4034/4483830951_c0ed535542.jpg"> <small><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8334337@N03/4483830951/">Portuguese Man O' War</a></small> <img src="http://farm1.staticflickr.com/174/462125182_f53f38fe21.jpg"> <small><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/27033385@N00/462125182">Moon Jellyfish</a></small> <img src="http://farm2.staticflickr.com/1392/1281456346_099305cdd0.jpg"> <small><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12218096@N02/1281456346/">Cannonball Jellyfish</a></small> <img src="http://i.imgur.com/6RB9W.png"> <small><a href="http://mobby.co.jp/news_new/2010/12/2010-2.html">Nomura's Jellyfish</a></small> <img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3326/3221526538_e8babd135d.jpg"> <small><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/balafei/3221526538/">Purple Striped Jellyfish</a></small> <img src="http://i.imgur.com/VHbUU.png"> <small><a href=""><s>Darth Vader Jellyfish</s> Bathykorus Bouilloni</a></small> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltaluh9XYi1qeeqk5o1_500.jpg"> <small><a href="http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/animals/news-creatures-light-ocean-0">Atolla Jellyfish</a></small> There are plenty more, but for today, this is it! I hope it was interesting. Though of course we're not really done yet. Today's spider is a fairly common spider. It generally likes to build its fairly large webs next to open, sunny areas. This is a friendly spider that's also pretty much as close to harmless as you'll get. If you see a web with a zigzagging pattern running down the centre, though, you'll know it's likely to be one of theirs. Also, those little tiny balls of spiderlings that you might sometimes see? These are their parents. Meet <i>Argiope aurantia</i>, or the common black and yellow garden spider. <img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7252/7722624774_ee8b1040be.jpg"> <small><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tylergibsonphotography/7722624774/in/photostream/"></a></small> <img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7193/6900231617_ea75508f95.jpg"> <small><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/26064072@N03/6900231617"></a></small> <img src="http://farm1.staticflickr.com/201/495914521_9210ca7923.jpg"> <small><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jthorpe4/495914521/"></a></small> There we go!