This fragile jellyfish belongs to the genus Solmissus; its species are unique among cnidarians in that they actively hunt for prey as opposed to passively waiting for plankton to pass by. Image courtesy of NOAA/UAF/Global Explorer Oceaneering.
This week: we visit the poles with new research on food webs in the South Sandwich Islands, colonisation of Arctic dropstones & Antarctic krill migrations.
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