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AJ Dellinger

This jellyfish poops glitter

We all know that unicorns poop glitter. Of course, we also all know that unicorns don’t exist. But you know what does exist? The bloody-belly comb jellyfish. And you know what this deep sea invertebrate does? That’s right, it poops glitter.

The bloody-belly comb jelly, otherwise known by its scientific name of Lampocteis, is one of those creatures that has likely lived in the ocean completely unbothered by humanity until about 20 years ago, when it was spotted during a remote excursion conducted by researchers at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute.

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