Invasion -- Moon Jellyfish at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco, California
by Darin Volpe
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Invasion -- Moon Jellyfish at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco, California
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Darin Volpe
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Photograph - Photography
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Moon Jellyfish are lit green at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco, California. This was photographed with a fisheye lens and processed to have the distortion "removed," stretching the sides out. This photo reminds me of an alien invasion, or one of those animations where you're looking down a vein or artery and all the blood cells are coming at you. Maybe this is what it would look like in Mr. Spock?
Moon Jellys are found are found all around the world in temperate and tropical waters. Unlike other jellyfish, moon jellies have a short, fine fringe that sweeps food toward the edges of the bells. Food is stored in pouches from which the oral arms pick it up and begin to digest it. Their color changes based on its diet. Jellies that feed primarily on crustaceans turn pink or lavender and an orange tint comes from feeding on brine shrimp.
The California Academy of Sciences is one of the largest natural history museums in the world. Located in San Francisco, California, it houses over 26-million specimens. It is California's oldest operating museum and research institution for the natural sciences, having been started in 1853. It moved to its permanent location in Golden Gate Park in 1916. The buildings suffered significant damage in the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake and in 2008 they were replaced by a new 400,00 square foot building.
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January 5th, 2017
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