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Comb Jellies

Lobate ctenophore (or comb jelly).
Lobate ctenophore (or comb jelly). Image: NOAA

Pffft, nice try, nature. This looks like a violent sneeze I once had during an allergy attack.

The NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research disagrees, sayingit’s a lobate ctenophore, also referred to as a comb jelly. Researchers found it swimming near the Malulu Seamount of the Pacific ocean. These are some of the most ancient creatures on Earth, and probably distantly related (and I mean distantly related) to humans. Other comb jellies with a barely more coherent form are equally unbelievable, like the one shown below.

A translucent comb jelly at a depth of about 600 meters (1,970 feet).
A translucent comb jelly at a depth of about 600 meters (1,970 feet). Image: NOAA