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Nomura's Jellyfish

Nemopilema nomurai

Notes:

Spotted this graceful jellyfish in about 15m of water at the Angel's Cove dive site, Talikud Island, Philippines. It was slowly swimming towards the surface. It measured about half a meter in diameter and about a meter or so in length.



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62 Comments (1–25)

TaylorClarke3
TaylorClarke3 4 months ago

Amazing!

AliHp
AliHp 4 months ago

very cool!

SatyenM
SatyenM 4 months ago

Congratulations Blogie!

Jakubko
Jakubko 4 months ago

Congratulations, Blogie! Astounding creature.

My favorite Jelleyfish spotting! Congratulations Blogie!

MacChristiansen
MacChristiansen 4 months ago

Congratulations Blogie, well done

Reza Hashemizadeh
Reza Hashemizadeh 4 months ago

Congrats Blogie !

Gerardo Aizpuru
Gerardo Aizpuru 4 months ago

Oh yes Congratulations again my friend :):)

KarenL
KarenL 4 months ago

Congrats Blogie! This stunning series has been chosen as a runner up in the Best of 2012, Other category.

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Argy Bee
Argy Bee 7 months ago

Hi maggie3 - jellyfish don't have brains. It must be something else.

maggie3
maggie3 7 months ago

like the common jellyfish?

maggie3
maggie3 7 months ago

does it hurt?

maggie3
maggie3 7 months ago

if you watch carefully you can see the brain!!!

Jellyfishnebula
Jellyfishnebula 7 months ago

I looked at your website so awesome!

Jellyfishnebula
Jellyfishnebula 7 months ago

That is AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

vale1
vale1 7 months ago

cool spotting!!! =)

Blogie
Blogie 7 months ago

I was really lucky to have seen it, Gerardo. It was at the very beginning of my dive, just under the boat. :)

Thanks for your compliments, guys!

Gerardo Aizpuru
Gerardo Aizpuru 7 months ago

Wow Wow Wow this are the best photos from a Nomura´s i have ever seen! Extraordinary Congratulations my friend well deserve :):)

Joshua Asel
Joshua Asel 7 months ago

incredible brother-man! congrats :)

Jellyfishnebula
Jellyfishnebula 7 months ago

So beautiful I cried for a second!!!!

namitha
namitha 7 months ago

Amazing series spotting Blogie. Congratulations.

LauraMaria
LauraMaria 7 months ago

Wow, Blogie, this is awesome!! Jellyfish are so diverse, this one is a beauty! The video is so cool, it's surprising how strongly it can swim against the current. What an awesome spotting!

matimar1
matimar1 7 months ago

Cool spotting!

ceci1
ceci1 7 months ago

wow it is beautiful

manuelap1
manuelap1 7 months ago

Wow, Amazing! I would be so scared! Congratulations for the picture and for the spotting!

;-)

Davao Del Norte, Philippines

Lat: 6.96, Long: 125.68

Spotted on Sep 16, 2012
Submitted on Sep 17, 2012

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