Magical images never seen before in jellyfish

Floating gently through the ocean like a feather, jellyfish are bioluminescent. Their tentacles are also a defense mechanism, capable of stinging potential threats.

This image of a jellyfish and a fish accidentally "touching lips" makes them appear to be exchanging kisses. The author captured this moment in the Spanish sea in 2014. (Photo: Joan Costa).

Some small fish are immune to jellyfish stings and can even live parasitically among their tentacles. This not only helps the fish avoid predators, but also benefits from the creatures the jellyfish catches. The image was taken in the Philippines in 2018. (Photo: Lilian Koh).

Under the bright colored lights, the transparent white jellyfish suddenly become magical with neon green. The image was taken in Australia in 2015. (Photo: Alexandra Cearns).

Fossils of jellyfish are difficult to find because they have soft tissue that leaves no trace of bones, but their remains have been discovered in sediments from 500 million years ago. Image taken in Singapore in 2015. (Photo: Froilan Robas).

Under black light, the jellyfish glows like a brilliant ball of electric lights. The magical scene was captured in California (USA) in 2019. (Photo: Kenneth Renk).

Jellyfish come in a variety of colors. They are still beautiful and attractive even in black and white. Photo taken in China in 2018. (Photo: Benjamin Cooper).

Pacific jellyfish seen from two angles, above and below the water. Each angle offers a different view of their beauty. The photo was taken in California (USA) in 2021. (Photo: Jessica Gillson).

Not far from a developed urban area in Japan, a swarm of spotted jellyfish can be seen in the sea in late summer. This image was taken in 2021. (Photo: Reiko Takahashi).

Above the water, lightning flashes light up the night sky. Below the water, a jellyfish appears to glow in the darkness of the ocean. Many jellyfish species produce light through bioluminescence. The image was taken in Vietnam in 2021. (Photo: Pham Huy Trung).

Jellyfish defend themselves from humans, often unwitting ones, when they wash up on shore. They use their stinging ability with their tentacles. This photo was taken in Spain in 2012. (Photo: Albert Olle Callau).

Seemingly rising from the seabed, a sea anemone, a relative of coral, greets a jellyfish with its brilliant fluorescent orange-yellow hue. Location: Russia, 2021. (Photo: Viktor Lyagushkin).

Several juvenile fish hide under a jellyfish umbrella as they cross the ocean at night. This image was taken in Florida, USA, in 2020. (Photo: Tom Shlesinger).

In the waters near Qaruh Island, sailfish feed on jellyfish debris, perhaps searching for the tiny crustaceans that live alongside the jellyfish. Pictured in Kuwait in 2022. (Photo: Suliman Alatiqi).

Two seemingly transparent sea creatures swim in the waters near the snow-capped Mount Vesuvius (Italy). Location: Italy, 2023. (Photo: Marco Gargiulo).