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Uploaded 5-Mar-08
Taken 25-Sep-03
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Jellyfish, (Velella spirans) (By-the-wind-sailor)

This very small jellyfish (called "Bezaantje" in Dutch), just twoinches long, is an inhabitant of the Atlantic and Mediterranean andlives in large colonies sometimes up to more than a millionindividuals. Once there was even a sighting in the Atlantic of a colonystretching over more than 260 kilometer. This individual is attacked bysome jiggers
Canon EOS 10D, f/11 @ 105 mm, 1/4000, ISO 200, Flash

Categories & Keywords
Category:Animals
Subcategory:Fish
Subcategory Detail:
Keywords:Africa, Atlantic, Bezaantje, Jellyfish, Jigger, South, Velella, spirans

Jellyfish, (Velella spirans) (By-the-wind-sailor)