There are some weird and wonderful things in the deep sea, and the giant phantom jelly is one of them. This massive, school-bus-sized jellyfish is rarely seen by humans because it lives so far below the surface. Thankfully, the Schmidt Ocean Institute goes down there with all the right equipment to study and share footage of the bizarre creatures that call the deep sea home.
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“ROV pilots filmed this giant phantom jelly, or Stygiomedusa gigantea, at 253 meters during an ROV descent to explore the Colorado-Rawson submarine canyon wall,” wrote the Schmidt Ocean Institute in an X post sharing footage of the jellyfish.
This species can reach an astounding 33 feet long. Can you imagine swimming next to this thing?
Check out the rare jellyfish from the deep sea:
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