Creature of the Week: Cassiopeia, the Upside-Down Jellyfish

[zhai]

As nambroth and xkcd tell us, nature is amazing. So in an effort to blog more often, I’ve been meaning for awhile to start a “creature of the week” blog post every Friday. So here we go!

Not only are creatures of all kinds generally amazing, they’re a major source of inspiration for me in both writing and games. Nature is full of fascinating patterns that

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[cathubodva]

I am way into this new feature. =D

I've seen this in pet stores before and keep meaning to look into the logistics of caring for one in captivity. Thanks for the reminder.

[zhai]

Glad you like it! :D Fuel to keep me going. ;)

I didn't know they were kept as pets! Seems like they'd be tricky, though I suppose so are anemones... One thing that will be neat about this is what emerges in replies from the many bio geek friends on LJ and beyond... :)

[asakiyume]

Neat to think of them riding around on crabs :D

And I love its symbiotically colorized tentacles.