Artistic representations of a Lion’s Mane Jellyfish – Cyanea capillata (Linnaeus) seen swimming in Halifax Harbour, Nova Scotia in Canada.
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Artistic representations of a Lion’s Mane Jellyfish – Cyanea capillata (Linnaeus) seen swimming in Halifax Harbour, Nova Scotia in Canada.
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Do you ever encounter Portuguese-men-of-war jellyfish? I remember an infestation one year when I lived in Ramsgate & one day, while Mum was swimming, my dad suddenly yelled out “Jellyfish!”. I think my mum walked on water to the sand, and I think my dad was lucky to survive when he said he’d been joking, my mum was livid!
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Beautifully done Jessica.
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Beautiful…love the colours and the movement.
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Hello, Mo. I haven’t encountered any Portuguese-Man-of-War jellyfish myself but they do turn up occasionally around British coasts. I remember one time back in the 70’s when there were quite a few around and Mums were telling their kids not to go swimming in the sea because of the danger. My brother-in-law went swimming regardless and got very badly stung but didn’t dare to tell his Mum for fear of getting into trouble. Eventually she found out because the pain got too much for him – it apparently looked like he had been lashed across the back.
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Thank you, Adrian.
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Thank you, Clare.
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I’ve tried and failed at painting jellyfish, but you make them beautiful! Great job!
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Thank you, Cadpaint. I didn’t actually paint these pictures or create them digitally from scratch, I wish I could claim that I did but I have no talent in that respect. The images are photographs of the actual jellyfish swimming near the surface of the water in Halifax Harbour, Nova Scotia, and I enhanced the photos to achieve the effect – which was better than the initial shots.
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Those pictures are really effective! I saw jellyfish this summer, but they were deceased, on the beach in Wales. Still fascinating to see though – they were Compass Jellyfish and about 20 cm diameter. Glad I didn’t come across any while I was paddling though!
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Thank you, Hedwigia. I hadn’t seen live jellyfish swimming before I visited Canada. Like you, I had only encountered only dead jellyfish on the seashore in Britain, and in live ones in aquaria. So it was a delightful experience to see Moon Jellyfish and the Lion’s Mane Jellyfish shown in these pictures, swimming naturally in the sea.
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