Extremely rare footage of 'ghostly' jellyfish named after the Medusa snake

When foraging the poisonous tentacles of this jellyfish will spread out in all directions, this 360-degree hunting form is also the reason they are named after the demon with the famous snake hair of Greek mythology: Medusa .

Crossota millsae is a rare species of jellyfish that lives in deep sea areas. Owing to its long tentacles and often excruciatingly sporadic foraging, this jellyfish is also known as 'Psychedelic Medusa' , after the Medusa character - Solid hair and eyes that anyone who looks at is petrified - in Greek myth.

Crossota millsae is a rare species of jellyfish that lives in deep sea areas.

These jellyfish footage was recorded by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) on an explorer's diving mission, exploring the deep sea in the southeastern United States, in 2019.

A NOAA representative said the Psychedelic Medusa jellyfish was spotted hovering in the sea floor area to feed. If we look closely, we will notice that its poisonous tentacles are spreading in all directions (also known as 360 ^° hunting), and these tentacles also perform contraction. withdraw as a way to lure the prey.

Psychedelic Medusa jellyfish were discovered hovering in the bottom of the sea to feed.

Because Psychedelic Medusa's food is mostly bioluminescent, their stomachs will be red, acting as a camouflage, so that prey will not detect the jellyfish. their kind.

Admire the fascinating beauty of Medusa jellyfish in the video below: