I love the gracefulness and colors of these lights but, as Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell said way back in the 60’s…
“Ain’t nothin’ like the real thing, baby!”
Jellyfish
Posted: January 6, 2018 in Just for funTags: art, art from nature, home lighting, jellyfish, just for fun, lights, Marvin Gaye, nature and art, Tammi Terrell
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Where did you capture that amazing jellyfish😍
I’d love to be able to say I was scuba diving in some exotic location, Lisa, and of course I could say that, but it wouldn’t be true. I took this at the Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha, Nebraska. 🙂 Talk about grace and beauty in the water, the jellyfish certainly has that. The others were captured in a store in Scottsdale, Arizona. 🙂
janet
Gracefully indeed! And better to see in a zoo. I bet that one packs quite a sting 😳.
Certainly possible. Here they just look beautiful, not hurtful.
janet
They are beautiful …all of them.
I thought so, too, although one is much more flexible. 🙂 But the others would be more welcome in a home.
janet
Good one, Janet. 🙂
Thanks, Judy. Stay warm and enjoy Saturday.
Jelly fish are so interesting to watch …. in an aquarium. I’m less excited to see them in the water while I’m swimming 😉
The jury is still out on the jelly fish lamps though. Not sure I care for those tentacle things hanging down.
I know what you mean about viewing jellyfish, Joanne. I feel the same way. As for the lamps, you’d need a high ceiling to that people weren’t banging their heads on the tentacles. But they worked well in this front window.
janet
We saw the jellyfish exhibit at the Monterey Bay Aquarium and it was like looking at a living lava light. They are so graceful and your photos of them are beautiful.
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I know what you mean about the lava lamp, Allan. The colored water/lights make for a big part of the beauty, I think. Yes, they’re very graceful and mesmerizing.
janet
Love these photos. I’ve never seen jellyfish lights before!
They’re definitely not something you see every day, Anne. 🙂 But they’re fun and I love the bright colors. In the right room, they’d add lots of fun and atmosphere.
janet
wow. nice
Thanks very much, Kelly. Happy Saturday.
janet
Nice pictures, Janet. I think the lights would be cool if the “tentacles” lit up as well, but yes, you’d have to have a pretty high ceiling to hang them. I forget how fun going to an aquarium/zoo can be now that the kids are older, we don’t do much of that.
It would be interesting if the tentacles lit up on their own. I love going to the zoo or an aquarium even now that the girls are grown. In a way, it’s more fun, because I/we can take as much time as needed. 🙂
Oh indeed. I can sit in an aquarium for hours! You got a great shot of the jellyfish 🙂
I took a lot of photos of them, Joey, because they just kept looking wonderful. 🙂
janet
I have seen only palm sized jellyfish so far, which makes this a unique one. Nice comparison of both real and artificial 🙂
I’m glad you enjoyed the post, Hammah, and I hope you’re having a good weekend.
janet
Saturday smiles, Janet 🙂 🙂
Always a good thing, Jo.
great pics as usual. Great color. Randy
Many thanks, Randy. Enjoy the weekend.
janet
I know that, like the one in Australia, some jellyfish are quite lethal. however, anytime I see pics or vids of them floating in the sea, I find myself awe-struck by how beautiful and graceful they are. And, now, I read that, at least, one breed is immortal – able to replicate itself indefinitely.
Scott
I’ve never heard that before, Scott. How fascinating!
My students and I used to watch a fascinating movie about the dangers in Australia. Seems there are 2 very poisonous snakes, 2 bad spiders, and 1 jellyfish. Wow!
Australia has more than its share of dangerous animals/insects/reptiles.
Indeed!
Yeah, but those glass blown ones are really neat.
They are, Deborah. Happy Saturday.
janet
It really is beautiful! I love the angle, Janet.
Thanks, Dan. It would have interesting if the color of the light had changed, although if the color was in the water, that wouldn’t work.
Glorious colours
Thanks, Pauline.
janet
Love the “real thing” Janet. It’s a beautiful shot. Melbourne Aquarium has (or used to have) a room of jellyfish tanks. Watching them en masse is one of the most hypnotic things I’ve ever seen 🙂
Thanks, Su. I agree that they’re hypnotic. I wish there were some nearby to see.
🙂 you’ve got me wondering if there are any in our local aquarium.
Beautiful – I like the real thing too! I love all the color during this cold, white time of year! 🙂
I agree. Today we’re a lot warmer, just above freezing so quite a heat wave, and the sun is out so it’s nice and bright. But there’s not much color this time of you, at least bright colors, so we have to enjoy them where we can.
janet