This upside-down jellyfish lives life a little differently

BY BEC CREW | AUGUST 28, 2018
Meet the upside-down jellyfish (Cassiopea andromeda).

Nature loves a curve-ball, and have we got a great one for you. Meet the upside-down jellyfish (Cassiopea andromeda), a one-of-a-kind creature that prefers to float arms-up, with its bell resting on the sea floor.

Found in sand or mud flats, seagrass beds, shallow lagoons, and around mangroves, the upside-down jellyfish is very particular about its living space.

It’s spread across the globe, including in the Indian and Pacific Oceans, as well as in the Mediterranean Sea. There have even been a handful of sightings in Australian waters, mainly up in the north, but more recently off the coast of Western Australia and in Wallis Lake and Lake Illawarra in coastal NSW.

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https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/blogs/creatura-blog/2018/08/this-upside-down-jellyfish-lives-life-a-little-differently/