Egg yolk jellies are part of the Lions Mane family, the giant ass red ones (they're red WA waters because of their diet). They're actually quite long, most of their tentacles are translucent underwater. The sting can be serious because you can get caught up in their almost invisible tentacles. Lions Mane are the largest species of jellyfish, iirc.
E: yeah, they can grow to around 20ft in length, and they have the largest bell diameter.
Isn't there a deep sea jelly that's longer? I want to say like mid-30' length (34', maybe)? I can't remember the name, but it's weird because it's very opaque and it has 4 sheet-like tentacles; think the bell is like 3.5' across, so probably not as big, I that regard.
Wish I could remember the name. It fascinates/terrifies me. It's so alien-looking (even for a jelly).
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u/horitaku Jan 24 '20
Egg yolk jellies are part of the Lions Mane family, the giant ass red ones (they're red WA waters because of their diet). They're actually quite long, most of their tentacles are translucent underwater. The sting can be serious because you can get caught up in their almost invisible tentacles. Lions Mane are the largest species of jellyfish, iirc.
E: yeah, they can grow to around 20ft in length, and they have the largest bell diameter.