<i>Siphonophore Rhizophysa</i> (IMAGE)

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

<i>Siphonophore Rhizophysa</i>

Caption

Three views of one twilight zone animal-- the predatory Siphonophore Rhizophysa--look like a magical dancing sprite in the night sea. A relative of the Man-o-War, it's four inches high when contracted (middle) but its stinging tentacles stretch to a couple of feet when fishing.

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Larry Madin, © Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

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