Diver Gets Super Excited When She Meets This Giant Jellyfish

[catbyte]

"Face to face with a barrel jellyfish THE SAME SIZE AS ME."

BY SARAH V SCHWEIG

When Lizzie Daly went diving in the waters around the UK recently, she had no idea that she'd come back up with such a huge smile.



That's because she met a very special individual underwater — a giant barrel jellyfish.



Being a biologist, Daly already knew these amazing jellyfish can grow to large sizes, but this encounter was extra special.

"I've never seen one that big," Daly told The Dodo.



Luckily, Daly managed to have her friend capture the moments she spent with the jellyfish on camera. She and underwater cinematographer Dan Abbott were taking the dive off the coast of Cornwall as part of Wild Ocean Week, which Daly started in order to highlight the amazing marine world under the water's surface and to inspire people to help protect it.

That giant jellyfish certainly helped Daly make her point.

[Cool Facebook video of her encounter with the jellyfish]

https://www.facebook.com/LizzieDalyWildlife/videos/1932831576816844/

"Spend two minutes of the end of Wild Ocean Week watching this beautiful moment where I come face to face with a barrel jellyfish THE SAME SIZE AS ME," Daly shared with her Facebook followers.



Daly later reflected that it was both "serene" and "grounding" to be so close to such a magnificent creature.

"[It shows us] why it's so important to protect our oceans," she said.

https://www.thedodo.com/in-the-wild/diver-meets-giant-barrel-jellyfish

[jberryhill]

1. The only other place you can find an invertebrate that large...

...is in the Senate GOP caucus.

[friendly_iconoclast]

2. Oh, snap! That actually got a chuckle out of me..

[smirkymonkey]

3. Actually, I think he went back home to Wisconsin.

[Fla Dem]

4. That is pretty damn awesome!