Sun jelly by Carlos Virgili
© SUN JELLY ©Carlos Virgili (Spain) 2010
Image Details
- Title:
- Sun jelly
- Brand:
- Category:
- Description:
- Price:
- Photo:
- Url:
- Artist:
- Carlos Virgili
- Product code:
- NATHIS154
- Edition type:
- Open edition
- Publisher:
- Natural History Museum - Wildlife Photographer of the Year
- Copyright:
- © SUN JELLY ©Carlos Virgili (Spain) 2010
About
'There were thousands of jellyfish pulsing through the water off Badalona, Spain, and they stretched for more than a kilometre. I focussed on this 30-centimetre shiff-arms jellyfish, shooting in black-and-white to emphasise the sensual form and the contrasting textures.' Shiff-arms, or football, jellyfish look dangerous, but are harmless - unless you are plankton. The ball-sized jellyfish feed on the tiny animals, plants and bacteria that drift in the ocean currents by sucking in sea water. They take the water in through their mouth arms, what look like tentacles hanging around their head and which are covered in many tiny pores. So they don't need stinging tentacles to attack prey.
The Artist: Carlos Virgili
Look for more Carlos Virgili prints.
Related Images
- Title
- Little big mouth
- Artist
- Fergus Kennedy
- Title
- Lone shark
- Artist
- Alexander Mustard
- Title
- Colourful business
- Artist
- Noam Kortler
- Title
- Soft-coral community
- Artist
- David Hall
- Title
- Bottom view
- Artist
- Michel Roggo
- Title
- Orcas at sunset
- Artist
- Nuno Sá
- Title
- Daddy long legs
- Artist
- Jordi Chias
- Title
- The plunge diver
- Artist
- Alexander Safonov