NOAA offers glimpse at rare deep sea jellyfish

Thursday, March 2, 2017
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- NOAA is offering everyone above water a new look at a rare jellyfish.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released video showing a "cosmic jellyfish" spotted during an expedition in the Pacific near American Samoa on February 21st.
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Researchers say the sea creature showed a perfectly relaxed arrangement of two sets of tentacles that allow for optimum feeding in water nearly 10,000 feet deep.
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