It may only be the size of a human thumbnail, but with up to 500 tentacles and an arsenal of poisonous harpoons, the hydromedusa has at least one B.C. scientist concerned. Native to the Yangtze River ...

There are jellyfish, and then there are jellyfish. This little guy belongs in that latter category. He (she? it? do jellyfish even have genders?) was identified earlier this week 3,700 meters—that’s ...

From National Geographic’s new Translucent Creatures photo gallery: A hydromedusa spreads its luminescent tentacles in the Weddell Sea near Antarctica. Photograph by Ingo Arndt/Minden Pictures. This ...

You think you’ve seen it all and then the ocean dishes up something like this. Meet Pandea conica – a tiny space alien on Earth that’s so rare, it’s hardly ever seen, let alone photographed. FOUND IN ...

This “stunningly beautiful” jellyfish was discovered during a dive by the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research on April 24, 2016. The jellyfish, called hydromedusa, was found in the Enigma ...

The hydromedusa species of deep sea jellyfish, as seen in 2016. Image: NOAA What appears to be a sci-fi induced hallucination brought on by a combination of magic mushrooms, cheese puffs, and frog’s ...

Under a shifting climate, explosive growth of the freshwater jellyfish could damage local ecosystems. Now, one B.C. scientist is calling on the public to help track it. Fresh water jellyfish ...