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The Comb Jelly
The comb jelly (ctenophore) is a soft, transparent creature from our darkest nightmares. The thing looks like something out of Aliens, guys. On the other hand, these cousins of the jellyfish are kind of bright and shiny. And we all love to drool over bright and shiny things, right? When light strikes their paddles, they emit an array of different colors, giving them a really cool appearance. Just don’t pick one of them up and stick it in your mouth. One of our young interns learned this the hard way.
