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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsDiver Gets Super Excited When She Meets A Giant Jellyfish
"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.
"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.
You can help protect the underwater world by making a donation to the Marine Conservation Society.
https://www.thedodo.com/in-the-wild/diver-meets-giant-barrel-jellyfish
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Diver Gets Super Excited When She Meets A Giant Jellyfish (Original Post)
catbyte
May 2021
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AllaN01Bear
(18,242 posts)1. good gravey.
MuseRider
(34,111 posts)2. That must have been really fun!
What a sight
lastlib
(23,239 posts)3. It might've been Kevin McCarthy!
Spineless
Gutless
Brainless
Floats with the current
Feeds from the bottom.
North Shore Chicago
(3,316 posts)4. I'm jealous
A dive of a lifetime!